opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
villainess; antagonist young lady
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
rather than; more ... than ...
such ... as; or some such
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe