(emotional) backbone; support; backbone (of a network)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with; to intuit
training; drill; practice; discipline
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
maid; helper; help; assistance
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
lifting a curse; breaking a spell; disenchantment
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
curse; spell; malediction
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
may ... be with you; may there be ...
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
banning of books; banned book
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
comprehension; understanding
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
to write down; to record; to register
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
indeed; really; truly; very much
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
pop-up (book, toaster, etc.); pop-up
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for