elder sister; effeminate man
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
Taiga drama; annual year-long historical drama TV series produced by NHK
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
winning from another's discarded tile
illness; condition; -pathy
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
now; the present time; just now; another; more
in perfect form; going swimmingly
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
overconfident; presumptuous
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
feeling; sense; impression
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!