thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
suffix for familiar person
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
female pig; sow; fat woman; vulgar woman; slut
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
military campaign; battle; war
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
very young; little; childish; immature
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
becoming the objective; setting as a goal
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be found; to be discovered
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect