pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
marriage proposal; courtship
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)