by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
action committee; executive committee
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
(committee) chairman; president
confidentially; privately; off the record
after that; afterwards; thereafter
this and that; various things
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
reaction; response; reaction
refinement; elegance; grace
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
on-the-spot filming or photography; live filming (as opposed to animation); actual picture (as opposed to a drawing); real picture or story (as opposed to fiction, imaginary scene, etc.); describing actual scenes (in writing, drawings, paintings, etc.)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
that's the way it is; such is life
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
trouble; bother; annoyance
of no interest; not interested
corridor; hallway; passageway
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration