pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
tips of one's hair; hair ends
inclination; tendency; nature; character
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to be bony; to be angular
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
the place for; the time for; the level of
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
homeless; homeless person
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
pale; pallid; bluish-white
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
staying the night; lodging (at)
that year; same year; same age