to take over; to hand over
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to stiffen; to become stiff
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
one scene (e.g. in a movie)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
incident; affair; happening; event
spider's thread; spider silk
preliminary arrangements; spade work
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
(turned out) all right in the end
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
thoroughly; through and through
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to amuse oneself; to make merry