transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to perceive; to understand
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
suspicious character (person, figure)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
inside; interior; inner part
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to begin to walk; to set out
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
advance; moving forward; progress
physical education; PE; gym (class)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
trailer towed by bicycle, etc.