indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
woman; female; feminine gender
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to grow up; to become an adult
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to mistake (A for B); to misread
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
open; spacious; extensive
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
spread; span; expanse; extent
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
just because; even if; even though
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist