to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
such; like that; in that way
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
coquettish; charming; seductive; (arch.) beautiful; (arch.) graceful
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
at first; in the beginning; originally
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
your husband; her husband
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for