to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
clear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to watch steadily; to stare
communication skills; communication ability
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to be the worst of the worst; (lit.) to deserve to die ten thousand deaths
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
since; henceforth; ever since
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
(find) common (meeting) ground
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
to talk casually; to use one's peer language (to others)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...