to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
shoulder strap (on a dress)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to carry around; to carry on one's person
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
8000; eight thousand; many
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
item; something that one "just has to have"
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
junior high school student; middle school pupil
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
very young; little; childish; immature
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery