to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
intimacy; affection; familiarity
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
half-sister (younger, different mother)
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
careful observation; close attention
what time; (lit.) which hour
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to prostrate oneself before
abusive language; foul language
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table; head
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
regarding oneself (as); fancying oneself (as); seeing oneself (as); considering oneself (to be); pretension
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
honorific affix; honorific prefix
attendance; participation; presence
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
lawless people; gang; malcontents; recalcitrants
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
invisibility (through magic)
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
draw (in competition); tie game