first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
as a child; when one was a child
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
management; administration; operation
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
sharp sighted; easily awakened
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
with a friendly grin; smilingly
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
mixed race; mixed parentage
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)