long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
nape (of the neck); nucha
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
hair on the back of one's head
senior high school; high school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
carving; engraving; sculpture
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
economical; efficient; lean; compact
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
such; like that; that sort of
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...