role; part; job; assignment
older sister; elder sister
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
nod; inclination of the head
to lose sight of; to miss
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
imagined landscape; scenery in one's mind's eye
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
unexpected; unforeseen; rude; impolite
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
not counted (in the score); not tallied
not counted (in the score); not tallied
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
trunk (of the body); soma
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
taiji (in Chinese philosophy, the principle that embodies all potential things, incl. time and space)
first-rate; finest quality; the best
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
pleasant sound; pleasing sound; crack (of a baseball bat); (pleasant) roar (of an engine)
sour look; surly face; pout
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
(with) only a few left; (with) little left