to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
beginning; opening; start; outset
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
right of succession; right to the throne
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to speak; to say; to vocalize
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
notice; attention; observation
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to move forward; to move on
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
as a child; when one was a child
January; first month of the lunar calendar
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
two persons; two people; pair; couple
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)