something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one
to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
after childbirth; postpartum
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
princess; Her Royal Highness
to be born; to come into this world
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
water's edge; beach; foreshore
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
to be in focus; to come into focus
Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of God; Christian; prodigy; young ace
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
secretary (government); director; chief
police officer; policeman; constable
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
anonymous author; pseudonymous author; writer who conceals his identity
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
no problem; it doesn't matter