gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
the way back; the way home; return trip
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
molester; groper; masher; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
little by little; bit by bit
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to put one's strength into
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
high five; high touch (involvement of personal attention and service)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
real hair; one's own hair
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
eighth month of the lunar calendar