since when; from when; how long
finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery; search for self
just the other day; quite recently
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
true state; actual condition; reality
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
first-rate; finest quality; the best
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
directly opposite; right in front
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to flare up; to burst into flames
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to do together; to share; to participate in
as you see; as you can see
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
stupid girl; stupid woman
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to reach; to get to; to arrive at