to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
ability; performance; efficiency
early (days); initial stage; initial
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
dark chocolate (with high cocoa content)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
small number; few; minority
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
trial product; prototype model
priority; order of precedence
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate