favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
marriage proposal; courtship
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya; Kaguyahime (manga series by Reiko Shimizu)
form; method; system; formula
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
entreaty; imploring; begging; spoken portion of a song; oral recitation
difficult problem; challenge
unpopular (esp. with the opposite sex); undatable
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
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 (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
quarreling; wrangling; argument; fuss
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get
possession; dependency; territory; dominion
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
transcendence; transcendency
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to roll about; to writhe about
talking quietly; quiet conversation; idle talk
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
armed forces; military; troops
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
practice field; training ground; driving range; practice hall; rehearsal space
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
direct fire; frontal fire; direct rays (of sunlight)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
other side; opposite side; other party