to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
investment; contribution; financing
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
one's (only) good suit (or kimono)
to encamp; to take up positions
distortion; falsification; perversion
release; emission; ejection
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
1,000,000; one million; million; many
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
intelligence or information network
grasp; catch; understanding
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
woman; lady; adult female
of great promise; with a promising future
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to be forward; to be impertinent
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
well-bred; of good upbringing
to backfire; to have a harmful result