(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
how many years; how long; what year
to pass (of time); to elapse
advance payment; money paid in advance
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable