chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
kindergarten graduation ceremony
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
how many people; a number of people
to win the prize; to win the ring
(cutting down) one after another; left and right; in quick succession; flapping (of a large bird's wings)
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
traditional Japanese dance
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
to use (something) as a selling point
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
longitudinal direction; vertical direction; portrait orientation
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
vicissitudes; ups and downs
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
presentation techniques; way of showing something
but; however; although; though
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
in a tousled manner; in a ruffled fashion; in a disorderly manner; with a fluster; confusedly; messily
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend