mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
when it becomes; when it comes to
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
hundred days; lengthy time
minimum; at the very least
number of persons; personnel
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
representative; exemplary; model
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
in the morning; during the morning
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to await; to wait for; to expect
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to publish a book; to put out a book