thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
very popular; highly favoured
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
fan service; giving one's fans what they want
sago cycad (Cycas revoluta); king sago palm; sago palm; Japanese sago palm
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
speech and conduct; words and deeds
sure punishment or reward
questionnaire; survey; poll
every month; each month; monthly
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
active; positive; progressive
system; institution; organization; organisation
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
priest; (arch.) member of one of the four administrative ranks in the ritsuryo system; (arch.) government official in charge of a town, esp. in Heian Kyoto; (arch.) prominent member of a town; river boatman; captain of a riverboat; (arch.) (medieval) harbor manager
to be a matter of life or death
until now; still; yet; (not) yet; since
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
charming; fascinating; attractive
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
boy; son; baby boy; young man
the opposite sex; isomerism
invitation; introduction; temptation
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to apologize; to apologise
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to stay calm; to keep cool
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity