playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
stale; hackneyed; cliched
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
grim; stern; stark; heartless
ill will; malice; evil intent
to apologize; to apologise
standard; set; routine; decided
good-looking; fair; beautiful
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to indicate; to show; to point to
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
different opinion; objection
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
plan; protocol; manifest; program
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
troublesome; annoying; complicated
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out