honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to get blunt; to dull; to wear out
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
way one dresses; way one looks like in certain clothes
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
about; concerning; as to; regarding
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
to complain; to lodge a complaint
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
drifting cloud; floating cloud; instability
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
adopted daughter; foster daughter