once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
for a while; for some time; for a period
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
separate; special; another; separately
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
how long; how far; how much
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
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
first match (in a series)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
laughing foolishly; cackling
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to see through; to see the true nature of something
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
slim; slender; slight; delicate