to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
due form; official; formality
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
less than ...; smaller ...
greater than ...; bigger ...
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
several weeks; a few weeks
National Guard (esp. USA); National Guard member
compulsory military service
training range; training grounds; training area
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
while; during (the time when)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
doing something frantically; frantic state
school record; scholastic performance
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
just right (time, size, length, etc.)