in the meanwhile; during the time
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
proposal; proposition; suggestion
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to finish reading; to read through
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
place; room; margin; scope
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
heroine; female protagonist
difference in social standing; difference in social position
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
pure heart; naivete; innocence
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent