to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to have a talk; to tell a story
Imperial cortege (procession)
a little bit; a little while
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
to complain; to pester; to plead; to beg
entreaty; imploring; begging; spoken portion of a song; oral recitation
to be excited; to be elated
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
shades of evening; dead of night
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
spring day; spring sunlight
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
jumping over (a hurdle); clearing (a fence); hurdling
national border; provincial border
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
high mountain; alpine mountain
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
in accordance with; according to
decision; determination; resolution
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not