young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
social life; social intercourse
region; limits; stage; level
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
participant; entrant; player; competitor
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to jump in; to dive in; to fly in; to rush in; to dash in
participation; joining; entry
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
long slits (esp. of eyes)
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
home; household; family; hearth
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
vicious circle; vicious cycle