one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
(another's) daughter; young lady
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
kind; sort; species; species
Japan's best; number one in Japan
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
jeweler; gem dealer; jeweler's (jewelry) shop
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately