as expected; as predicted
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
place; position; location; position; standing; status
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
enactment; establishment; creation
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
absence; disregard; indifference
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to breathe out; to exhale
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; sweet bay; laurel tree
to become hoarse; to become husky
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else