to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
caller; visitor; company; guest
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
welcome!; nice to see you!
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to complain; to make a complaint
such; this sort of; like this
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
sovereign; emperor; monarch
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
feeling; sense; impression
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
no!; no no!; no, not at all
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of