legend; folklore; tradition
(school) grade; year; class; grade; 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; since birth; in one's (entire) life
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
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
feeling good; feeling pleasant
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-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
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)
lightly; easily; carelessly
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes