line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
laws and regulations; legislation
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
right (to do something); authority; power
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
hometown; rural township (of China)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
whole work; all of the works
another kind; distinct species; variety
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
recording medium; storage medium
floppy disk; flexible disk
critical moment; do-or-die situation
token (effort); something done for form's sake
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
manners; behavior; behaviour
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
Isabel; Isabell; Isabelle
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
great-grandmother; great-grandma
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support