to sigh; to breathe a sigh
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to be overcome with emotion
children's story; fairy tale
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
gender; distinction of sex; sex
never mind!; don't worry about it
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
relatively; comparatively
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
depravity; corruption; degradation
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to do together; to share; to participate in
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
delusion; trick of the imagination
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of