to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
car painted with anime characters
present; gift; to give a present or gift
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
quarrel; dispute; argument
according to plan; as planned; on target
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
to find out; to discover; to locate
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
riskiness; (level of) danger
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
the other day; lately; recently
student of a girls' school
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
here and there; in places
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin