abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
neat and clean; tidy; trim
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
exposed skin between top of knee-high socks and hemline of skirt
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
name; given name; first name
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
alternately; by turns; one after the other
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
of course; certainly; naturally
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
greeting; a fine thing to say
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude