shortish; rather short; somewhat short
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
short pause; short interval
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
rascal; mischievous kid; naughty child
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
girl's lacquered wooden geta; wooden footwear; clogs; sabots
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
it's not a problem; it's not a big deal; (person or thing) can be easily beaten or bettered (by one)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
cannot be compared with; no match for
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening