indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
older sister; lass; young lady
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
such ... as; or some such
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
(social) position; status
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona