standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
cartoon-character costume
mascot; poster boy; poster girl; brand ambassador
overflowing with charm; full of smiles
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
180 degrees; complete change
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
way; method; means; resource; course
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
nunchaku (two linked fighting sticks); nunchak; nunchucks
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
older sister; elder sister
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
difficult to ...; hard to ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
mission; delegation; transmission
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole