to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
honorific/polite/humble prefix
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
wherein; therein; thereinto
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
sudden change; complete change
myself; yourself; I; me; you
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to recall; to remember; to recollect
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
the whole assembly; the full house; whole group; everyone
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring