(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
suffix for familiar person
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
near; close; beside; third person
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
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)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to appease; to suppress; to calm
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
in that way; thus; so; so?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
although I say; although one might say; although called
to be conspicuous; to stand out
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
time; hour; period; class
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored