to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
very loose; slowly; leisurely
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
honorific title; honorific term of address
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
child actor; child actress; child's role (in a film, play, etc.); child's part
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to feel inferior; to feel small
chief; main; principal; important
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
several times; a few times
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
retainer; attendant; escort
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
intelligence; intellect; brains
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order