person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
immediately; right away; on the spot
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
that kind; competition; match
departure; leaving; setting off
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
story; tale; talk; discussion
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
pavilion housing the historical archives (in Heian Palace)
peril; danger; hazard; distress
worried look; worried expression
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
gossip; corner of the mouth
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is