contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
young girl; lass; adolescent female
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
sudden change; complete change
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
arrogant; haughty; stuck-up; arrogant bastard; snob
covered with; stained; smeared
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
setting up specially; special installation
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
although I say; although one might say; although called
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)