long time; long interval; for quite some time
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
opening fully; full throttle; full power
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to grow up; to become an adult
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
as a child; when one was a child
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
primary school; elementary school; grade school
environment; circumstance
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking