bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to gush out; to gush forth; to effuse
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
(your) daughter; young woman
to perform; to play; to act
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
guaranteed; authentic; certified
script; screenplay; scenario
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
beginning; outset; first; onset
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)