to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
story; tale; talk; discussion
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to pass (of time); to elapse
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
single word; a few words; brief comment
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
woman; female; feminine gender
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
by myself; in person; by oneself
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)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy