little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
while; even though; despite
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
ten; 10; ten years of age
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
surroundings; environs; circumference
to shake; to sway; to waver
beginning; outset; first; onset
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to pass (of time); to elapse
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
highest grade; superlative degree
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
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
war; fighting; fierce competition
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of