just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage