to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
father; dad; husband; you; he
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
single-mother household; fatherless family
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...