cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
infancy; childhood; tender age
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
source of worry; source of distress
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
urgency; exigency; emergency
order; command; directions; instructions
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
meeting place; club; workplace (Edo period); office
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
(within a) territory; domains
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
maritime merchant (Edo and Meiji periods); shipping agency
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara; Edo period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
brazen-faced (about one's misdeed); audacious (despite being in the wrong); shameless; impudent
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward