freshly painted; freshly plastered
action role-playing game; action RPG
attempting to conceive; trying to have children
light blue; pale blue; aqua
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
legend; folklore; tradition
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
maker; manufacturer; producer; producer (of a film, play, etc.)
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
otome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests
Bible; bible (authoritative book in a particular sphere)
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
mistaken arrest; arrest based on misidentification
bank robbery; bank robber
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
yes; wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan
don't worry; there's no need to worry
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
over-fond parent; doting parent
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good