child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
ten-year-old; ten year old
to like; to love; to be fond of
popular person; favorite; favourite
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
two times; twice; two degrees
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
everybody; every last one of them; all
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
Empire (of Japan); the (Japanese) Empire; Japan
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
a few years ago; some years back
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
in succession; one by one
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
equality; impartiality; evenness
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk