promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
backdoor admission to a school; backdoor entry to a school; buying one's way into school; bribing one's way into a school
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to pen; to write; to draw
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
high rating; good reputation
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
two adjoining rooms (connected by a sliding door)
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
blazing heat; scorching sun
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to exert oneself; to devote oneself to
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
official function; state function
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
shall ...; to assume; to suppose