helper; assistant; help; assistance
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
florist's scissors; flower scissors
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
regulation; adjustment; control
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
as you can imagine; as imagined
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
to go ahead; to pull ahead
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
single flower; one wheel; full moon
daikon julienne; julienned daikon; one ten-millionth
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing