to badger; to pester; to beg
to become keen on; to get passionate about
like this; this sort; this way
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
fate; chance; relationship; tie
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
honour; honor; glory; privilege
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
pessimism; disappointment
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to alternate; to take turns
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
image; figure; figure; form; image