dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
Gothic (style); Gothic (typeface)
Lolita (fashion style); young girl; childlike young woman
Gothic Lolita (type of fashion style)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
flustered; confused; panicked
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
fragile article; breakables; broken article
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies