carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
high rice field; very fertile rice field
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
last week; the week before
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
in proportion to; just as much as
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
rebellious phase; rebellious age
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
being startled; getting a shock
clothing store; boutique; dress shop
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
to be traumatized; to be shocked
indeed; really; truly; very much
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
to let one's hair hang down
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
parking on the streets; on-street parking
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
ticket (for bus, train, etc.); passenger ticket; basic fare ticket (not valid on limited express trains without a supplemental express ticket)
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
student number (for seating, etc. in class)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet