to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
young girl; lass; adolescent female
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
difference; variation; difference
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
(your) daughter; young woman
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face