to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
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
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
chapter one; first chapter
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
of course; certainly; naturally
(in the same way) as before; as always
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
master; teacher; stable master
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
door; gate; opening; title page
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon