to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
really; truly; indeed; good grief
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
good feeling; feeling good
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
very young; little; childish; immature
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
older sister; elder sister
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
older sister; lass; young lady
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to be found; to be discovered
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
it's been a long time; long time no see