girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
title of honour; title of honor
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
manners; courtesy; etiquette
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
possible; likely; probable
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)