accomplice; conspirator; cohort
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
drinking bout; merrymaking
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
falling to one's death; death from a fall
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to be lacking in options; to be too few
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
sense of values; values; value system
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any mammal of family Mustelidae)
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct