... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
ago; since; before; previous
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
story; tale; talk; discussion
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
notice; attention; observation
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre