small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
close; intimate; on good terms
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
commandant; commanding officer; general
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
about when; about what time; how soon
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
as a child; when one was a child
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
it's not a problem; it's not a big deal; (person or thing) can be easily beaten or bettered (by one)
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to correct oneself; to restate
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
trauma (usu. psychological)
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)