older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
one's sister-in-law; stepsister (elder)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to become excited; to grow lively
to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
latent disposition; inner feelings
to take a breath; to take a short rest
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
all sorts of; all kinds of
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
invitation; introduction; temptation
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
matrimonial happiness; happy marriage
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
second; number two; runner-up
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to spread; to be propagated
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
one's original intention; one's initial enthusiasm; inexperience; naivety; greenness