town girl; girl raised in a town
land near a castle; castle town
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
memory; ability to remember
to become better; to improve
first meeting; first interview with
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
ascending and descending; going up and down
automatic; intransitive verb
control column; yoke; joystick
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
weak child; frail child; gangly child
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to incur someone's enmity
otherwise; if not; or else
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow