to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
sharing an umbrella; under one umbrella; sketch of an umbrella with two names under it (equiv. of "X loves Y")
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
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
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to be surprised; to be astonished
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
press; print shop; printing office
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
useless; no good; hopeless
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
until now; so far; up to the present
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively