little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
one's first campaign; one's first battle
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
reality; actuality; hard fact
idealistic thought (argument)
nice; likeable; desirable
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
leader; authority; mainstay
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to throw away; to abandon
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to squeeze out; to wring out
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
the opposite sex; isomerism
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery