battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to say no more; to sink into silence
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
no!; no no!; no, not at all
stranger; person from abroad
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
twice; again; second time
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to force open; to push open
koicha; exceptionally dark, opaque matcha
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear