my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one day; (on) a certain day
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
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 ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
people; men and women; each person; everybody
villainess; antagonist young lady
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
soft and fluffy (e.g. hair)
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
... years old; age (of) ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season