companion; follower; attendant; retinue
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
conviction; belief; confidence
as (for); for; in the capacity of
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
suffix for familiar person
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
Japanese person; Japanese people
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
almost every day; almost daily
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
since that time; since then; from that point (on)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)