legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
hair (on the head); (a) hair
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
steel; sword steel; sword
defense; defence; fielding
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
badge (sewn on clothing); embroidered badge; emblem; sticker (with illustrated design)
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
considerably; greatly; a lot
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
elder sister; effeminate man
lightly; easily; carelessly
bursting at the seams; bulging
to be filled to bursting; to burst
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
nothing but; except; no more than
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
eel donburi; bowl of rice topped with eel