woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
perennial youth; eternal youth
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
greater palace; area centered on the inner palace, home to various administrative bodies
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
school; school building; schoolhouse
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
question; inquiry; enquiry
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily