quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
March; third month of the lunar calendar
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
that is to say; so that means
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such