magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous; most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
arrogant; haughty; insolent
essence; true nature; substance; reality
apologies for the crude food
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
trend of the times; way things are going
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
history of; experience of
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
sunlight; rays of the Sun
world record; establishing a world record (in)
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
news; word; tidings; omen
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal