girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to repeat; to do over again
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
arrest; apprehension; capture
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
your husband; her husband
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
clever; bright; smart; intelligent
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so