yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
how; in what way; how about
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
senior high school; high school
study; diligence; discount; reduction
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
Ochanomizu Women's University
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to graduate from a university
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
father; dad; husband; you; he
myself; yourself; I; me; you
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
adds force or indicates command
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
now; the present time; just now; another; more
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)