expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to begin to walk; to set out
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
front; frontage; facade; main
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
big frame; large figure; huge body
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
military authorities; army circles
spy; special agent; covert operative
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with