seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to lead someone around by the nose
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
such; this sort of; like this
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
myself; yourself; I; me; you
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
condition; situation; prospects
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
reality; actuality; hard fact
how; in what way; how about