little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
heart; guts; nerve; central part
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
eagle (Accipitridae family)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
reason; cause; circumstances
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction