cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to unfold; to unroll; to open
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
to resist (with force); to fight back; to oppose
pride; dignity; self-respect
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
prohibition; ban; embargo
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
first cry of a newborn baby
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya; Kaguyahime (manga series by Reiko Shimizu)
elementary and middle school pupils
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to draw a line (between); to make a clear distinction (between); to settle (a matter) once and for all; to bring to an end; to take responsibility (for)
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
to have an eye on; to zero in on
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
consideration; taking into account
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
love triangle; eternal triangle
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring