to have a rumor circulating
to exaggerate; to embellish (a story, rumor, etc.)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
man among men; manly man; alpha male
toe; toe (of a golf club)
should time and circumstances permit
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
blacksmith's workshop; smithy; forge; foundry
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to catch the eye; to attract attention
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
that kind; competition; match
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
devotion; attachment; infatuation
mockery; derision; ridicule