inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
and then; and so; and; so then
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
chatterbox; talkative girl; precocious girl
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in); to impress (a person)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
joint together; opposite; facing
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
dark indigo (almost black); coarse cloth
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)