polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting; separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period); (arch.) room for a very low class prostitute; (arch.) very low class prostitute
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
to say; to be called; to do
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
name; given name; first name
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
... years old; age (of) ...
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
double; twice (as much); twofold
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
briskly; quickly; promptly
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on