to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
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)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
nursery school; day nursery; day care center
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
suffix for familiar person
popular name; common name; given name
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.)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
because of; owing to; due to
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
now; the present time; just now; another; more
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others