seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
a little bit; a little while
to follow another's example
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
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)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
hard worker; hardworking person
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to face; to go towards; to head towards
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
gift received from a visitor (usu. used when offering the visitor to partake of part of that gift)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords