(on) one's own; (by) oneself
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
to lose (a chance); to miss; to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
centre of attention; center of attention
elder sister; older female friend
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
cover story (in a magazine); cover article
guardian; protector; patron; parent
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
four-legged; four-footed; (four-legged) animal; beast
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
such a thing; something like that
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
of tender years; very young
downer (dispiriting person or thing); killjoy; gloomy feeling; downer (drug; esp. a barbiturate); depressant