girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
... years old; age (of) ...
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
very young; little; childish; immature
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
region; limits; stage; level
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
distinction; discrimination
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
war situation; progress of a battle
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
(on) horseback; riding a horse
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)