princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to walk heavily and clumsily; to lumber
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
the scruff or nape of the neck
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
practice; practising; training; study
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
flute mouthpiece; poetic style
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
special training; intensive training; crash course
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
briskly; quickly; promptly
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
in the future; another day; later
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use