to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
(political) power; authority; influence
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
honorific/polite/humble prefix
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to be found; to be discovered
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
natural; intrinsic; from birth
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
in that way; thus; so; so?
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
though; notwithstanding; although
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to torment; to harass; to tease
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence