match; game; bout; contest
assistance; backing; reinforcements
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to become attached; to begin to love
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
unconcerned (about); unbothered; unworried; easy; simple
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
after that; afterwards; thereafter
on the way home from school
along the road; along the way
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
matcha; powdered green tea
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
power of femininity; woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; girliness (as a positive quality)
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing