to rescue from; to help out of; to save
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to serve; to work for; to attend
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
three; three years of age
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
in that way; thus; so; so?
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
loveable; very likeable; like very much