matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
until now; so far; up to the present
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
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?
vitality; energy; dynamism
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
how many people; a number of people
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
considerably; fairly; quite
even though; despite; when
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
princess; daughter of a nobleman
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty