to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
virgin; innocent young woman
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
should; must; -able; probably; likely
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to say (something) over one's shoulder
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to pick up; to find; to gather
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to stop walking; to pause
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to be silent; to say nothing
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling