yellow silk cloth with a dark striped or checkered pattern (from Hachijo island)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
until now; so far; up to the present
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to fail; to screw up; to stuff up
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
household; home; family; housekeeping
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
evening; sunset; nightfall
hedge; fence; border; limit
snow-white; pure; immaculate
story; tale; talk; discussion
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
sunset; evening bell; vespers bell
bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida); calabash; moonflower (Ipomoea alba)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do