pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
art of self-defense (defence)
special training; intensive training; crash course
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
narrow; thin (sized); slender
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
medium; mediocrity; average
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
even if not; even without
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
genius; prodigy; natural gift
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
gifted education; special education for gifted children