declaration; proclamation; announcement
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
messenger; envoy; emissary
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
first meeting; first interview with
to have an idea; to have a clue
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
marriage proposal; courtship
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
(set of) facial features; looks
without cause; without reason
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed