girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
inattention; absent-mindedness
5th day of the month; five days
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
distant look; faraway look
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
relation; connection; relevance
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to put into writing; to write
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
curse; spell; malediction
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness