uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
senior high school; high school
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
solitude; loneliness; isolation
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
to succeed; to bear fruit
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow