next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
several people; a few people
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
ten-year-old; ten year old
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
... years old; age (of) ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
a glance; a look; a glimpse
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
while; during; while; although; all; both
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial