counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
older sister; lass; young lady
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to fall in love (with); to love
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
this kind of; this sort of; this; like this; in this way
young master; young gentleman
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
ability; capability; skill
heir; inheritor; successor
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
beginning; outset; first; onset
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
proprietress-to-be of a Japanese inn or restaurant
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
vocational school; technical school
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is