aloneness; loneliness; solitude
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
either way; in any case; one way or another
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
long ago; already; a long time ago
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
in comparison to; rather than
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
hire (charge); rent; charge; fare; fee; freight
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
good; goodness; right; virtue
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair