union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
bridge (e.g. on a warship)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
dark purple; bluish purple
since when; from when; how long
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
you (plural); all of you; you all
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
practical problem; practical matter
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit