little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
hospitalization; hospitalisation
wounded person; injured person
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
than; from; out of; except; but; more
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
really; truly; indeed; good grief
grasp; catch; understanding
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
originally; by nature; from the start
surface of the earth; ground surface
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")