beginning; outset; first; onset
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
drama queen; (lit.) tragic heroine
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
choice; selection; option
thorough; exhaustive; complete
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
(dead) body; corpse; remains
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
semi-express train; local express train; sub-express train
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
senior high school student
chance; opportunity; occasion
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate