little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
discovery; detection; finding
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers
long hair (usu. of a man)
to be dried out; to be parched
first thing in the morning
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
expression; presentation; representation; notation
lust; lusts of the flesh; animal passions; carnal desires
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery; to have a sheen; to be slimy
to establish; to formulate
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty