to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
good-natured; kind; good-quality
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
natural (physical) environment
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
just because; even if; even though
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
attendance (at school); going to school
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to remove; to move out of the way
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
virtual currency; cryptocurrency
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to detain; to check; to restrain