mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
younger princess; Oto Hime; Princess of the Dragon Palace (from the story of Urashima Tarō)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
to brace oneself; to keep one's spirits up; to keep one's composure; to pull oneself together; to stay strong
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
ptoo (i.e. spitting sound); ptew; ptooey
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
knowing what is right and not doing it is a want of courage
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
same crime; being equally guilty
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet