girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
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)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
if it is (the case that ...)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
part of end phrase in a letter
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
movie; film; motion picture
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to face; to go towards; to head towards
theatre; theater; playhouse
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.)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
outline; summary; argument
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
loop; band; loop (in a program); looping (of a video, slideshow, etc.); repeating (e.g. of a conversation); time loop (in fiction); temporal loop
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me