with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
sign of remorse; indication of regret
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
it's no joke; gimme a break!
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to employ one's secret weapon; to play one's trump card; to use the ace up one's sleeve
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
young girl; lass; adolescent female
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
object of romantic interest
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)