older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
currently popular; in fashion; trendy
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
long ago; already; a long time ago
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
personification; impersonation; embodiment
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
(social) position; status
establishment; settlement
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
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
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
that is to say; so that means
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
shorts; panties; knickers
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
no, not like that (but like this)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)