luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
genuine article; real thing; real deal
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
repentance; confession; penitence
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
number one; first; best; most; game; round
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
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)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; (lit.) fleeing is winning
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
schoolgirl; female student
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
with these words; while saying
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
morning star; Venus; preeminent person (within their own field); star (of the stage, silver screen, etc.)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
used article; worn-out article; veteran; old-timer; long-established (way, method, etc.); old
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up