drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to rush over; to run up to
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat