little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
meaning; significance; sense
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
sudden drop; precipitous slope
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
lost article; something forgotten
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
morning training (e.g. before school)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
joining a club as a trial