to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
very small; tiny; insignificant
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
opposite side; opposition
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
occurrence; happening; incident; event
older sister; elder sister
to run up to; to rush over
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
offender; criminal; culprit
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
(police) detective; criminal matter
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)
training (animals); breaking (animals)
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to cause someone to worry
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful