to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
came; went; were (somewhere); was (somewhere); were (doing); was (doing)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
story; tale; talk; discussion
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
every person; each one; everybody
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to be silent; to say nothing
powerful person; influential person
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance