riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
manners; behavior; behaviour
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
a long time ago; quickly; swiftly
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
schoolgirl; female student
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to cease; to stop; to be over
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
trivial; not amounting to much
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to be able to manage somehow or another
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely