little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
don't you think?; indicates question
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to turn against; to become an enemy
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to turn towards; to point
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after