jingling; (sound of) many people clapping together; healthy; robust; concluding successfully; (arch.) boiling (of water)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
follower; attendant; valet; servant
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
(arch.) kariginu (informal clothes worn by the nobility from the Heian period onwards); (during the Edo period) patterned kariginu
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
this and that; one thing or another
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
messenger; envoy; emissary
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
sweet and sour; bittersweet
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
Bible; bible (authoritative book in a particular sphere)
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
small part (e.g. in a film); bit part; extra
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
honest; trustworthy; upright; sincere
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry