to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
"lucky" underwear (esp. panties), set aside for special dates
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to slap; to strike; to spank
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
incident resulting in injury
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
now that; since; as long as; provided that
explanation; interpretation
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
over-fond parent; doting parent
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
(not) so much; (not) that much
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to hate; to dislike; to loathe