once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
wardrobe (esp. for Western clothes); chest of drawers; clothespress; dresser; tallboy
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
stepping back; drawing back
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
leader of a delegation (body, party)
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 resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
and yet; though; when; in spite of
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
rope; cord; policeman's rope
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
cave; cavern; den; grotto