timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
first meeting; first interview with
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to be full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); to be rich; to be robust (in flavor); to be full-flavored
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
manners; behavior; behaviour
hostility; antagonism; opposition
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
in the meanwhile; during the time
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
both; both sides; both parties
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
total amount; aggregate sum
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
early on; earlier on; from early
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt