little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to be exhausted; to be tired out
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
longing; great desire; aspiration
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
due form; official; formality
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
just a handful; only a small number (of)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off