follower; attendant; valet; servant
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (novel by L. F. Baum, 1900); The Wizard of Oz (film, 1939)
The Nutcracker (ballet by Tchaikovsky)
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to walk away; to walk off
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
attending physician; doctor-in-charge; attending doctor; one's doctor
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to walk away; to saunter off
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
fall; drop; descent; coming down
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
clanging; empty; deserted
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to shine in (light); to illuminate