to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
adds force or indicates command
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
after a long time; for the first time in a while
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
museum (esp. in memory of a person or event); memorial hall
space (room, area, outer space)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to begin some form of lifestyle
a round; a turn; going around; first anniversary of a person's death
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
reading partway; leaving half-read
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
Sleeping Beauty; Thorn Princess; Briar Rose
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)