very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
subordinate work; assistant; servant
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to grant someone's request
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
it is I who should say so
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
livery; servant's clothes provided by employers
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
cold reception; inhospitality
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when