waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
scene; view; prospect; outlook
whispering into a person's ear
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
two shot; photograph of two people (usu. male and female); photograph of a couple; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service that randomly connects two people for a conversation
love triangle; eternal triangle
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
prospects of victory; chances of success
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
flat chest; small breasts
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
at least; at most; (even) just
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
the last moment; the very end
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman