(in) her way; peculiar to her
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
manly; masculine; like a man
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding
hieroglyph; hieroglyphic character
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
the "ka" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ka, ki, ku, ke, ko)
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
even if not; even without
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
world; society; people; the public
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
nursery school sleepover; one night sleepover at school in summer vacation of last year of nursery school
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed