schoolgirl; female student
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to be conspicuous; to stand out
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
government office; agency; board
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
due form; official; formality
adviser; advisor; consultant
to increase; to add to; to augment
in that way; like that; that way
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)