story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
in comparison to; rather than
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
and; thereupon; because of that
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to break the prohibition (law); to violate the ban
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
failure; mistake; blunder
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
private affairs; personal matter
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to collect; to assemble; to gather
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
perfect; perfection; perfect game