overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
private affairs; personal matter
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
direct control; direct supervision
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
imperial envoy; imperial messenger
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
to correct oneself; to restate
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
diplomatic finesse; skill(s) in diplomacy
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
distance in a straight line
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to stop walking; to pause
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
being concerned about or mindful of
drawing a sword; drawn sword
nonchalant air; unruffled air
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal