favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)