to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
reason; cause; circumstances
journey; route of a journey
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
two persons; two people; pair; couple
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
meaning; significance; sense
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense