weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
dinner (esp. a formal one)
bathing; going in the bath
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
immediately; right away; on the spot
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
besides; in addition; also; moreover
legal wife of an emperor or king; first wife; queen consort; empress
to accept; to receive; to agree
recommendation; endorsement
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
queen (consort); empress (consort)
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
third place; third rank; third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel