indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
strong-willed; strong of heart
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
this occasion; at this time; now
centre of attention; center of attention
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
match; game; bout; contest
to book a seat; to take a seat