Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
other than; excluding; without
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
highest grade; superlative degree
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
maintenance; preservation; improvement
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
surroundings; environs; circumference
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to speak; to hear a voice
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to escape from; to get out
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
even more; still more; further
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
when; how soon; how long until
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
ten; 10; ten years of age
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
schoolgirl; female student