(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
interference; intervention; meddling
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
secret admirer; closet fan
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
festival; feast; carnival
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
program (e.g. TV); programme
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
girls' or women's division or section
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over