little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
some people; a few people; several people
not understanding; not knowing
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
so; like this; in this way
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
time axis; time basis; timeline
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
still; even now; to this day