pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
is something that; is that which
beginning; outset; first; onset
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to happen to have on hand or in stock
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
curl; curly hair; ringlet
key (to understanding); point (e.g. of an argument)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid