once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to be born; to come into the world
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
since one was born; (in) all one's life
being very busy; busyness
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
mass-produced arrows; arrows for target practice
-less; lacking; non-existing
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to order; to command; to appoint
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
courteous; decorous; polite
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
classical elegance; antiquity
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
coming and going; commuting
enrollment in kindergarten; enrolment in nursery school; entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
just because; even if; even though
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to comfort; to console; to amuse
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
dry riverbed; river beach
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce