plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
antiquity; the previous era
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
senior high school student
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue