huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
selective system; system that offers choices
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
opening and shutting; opening and closing
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
meaning; significance; sense
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to make merry; to be festive
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course