dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
story; tale; talk; discussion
to not believe one's ears
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
parting; separation; farewell
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
place; room; margin; scope
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to become settled; to be fixed
samurai; warrior; military family
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to daub; to brush; to touch up
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)