director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
complete stranger; total stranger
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
change of schedule; schedule change
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to have an eye on; to zero in on
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
spring day; spring sunlight
story; tale; talk; discussion
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
flying; false start; doing something before the arranged time; breaking a street date
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure