no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
withers (height from ground to shoulder blades in animals)
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
prompt; immediate; in real time
fuel consumption; gas mileage
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
to look away; to turn away
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
conflict; fighting each other
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
wound (suffered in a fight)
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to get back into shape; to retrain; to rebuild; to reschool
retry; another try; another go
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
triumphant return; returning in triumph
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to be common (of people); to be found everywhere
to be itching to put one's skills to use
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
lately; recently; these days
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
womanly; ladylike; feminine