ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
formal marriage interview
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
woman; female; feminine gender
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that