easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to boost; to force up; to push up
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
attractive face and figure
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
tradition; legend; folklore
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
inside one's heart; in one's mind
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood