expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
young noblewoman; princess
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to begin talking; to open up
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to lose one's footing; to slip
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
even if not; even without
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
so; like this; in this way
don't you think?; indicates question
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first