flippant; saucy; know-all
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Hyūga (former province located in present-day Miyazaki Prefecture); Hyūga (city)
siblings; brothers and sisters
whirling; going round and round; rushing a person off his feet; panicking; rushing around in a fluster; working in a panic
right after coming out; just graduated
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
quick-witted; quick to understand
hoe; raw fish or meat dish in Korean cuisine
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
immanence; inherence; indwelling; intrinsic (cause)
a find; windfall; bargain
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
second (unit of time); arc second
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
castle tower; keep; donjon
administration; medication; dosage
recovery; rescue; recapture
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness