lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
in one's own way or style
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
student number (for seating, etc. in class)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
one's original family name; maiden name
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
since one was born; (in) all one's life
around the world; throughout the world
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
consideration; taking into account
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
child who loves their grandmother; child who is doted on by their grandmother
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to bawl; to cry; to scream
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
interview (e.g. for a job)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself