degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to tear off; to strip; to rob
several times (as large, over)
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
small gathering; happy circle
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
only; merely; but; no more than
falling down; lacking the energy to stand; collapsing
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
changing clothes; change of clothes
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
as if; the very thing itself
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product