surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
hidden room; secret chamber
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
mature woman; middle-aged woman
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
as a child; when one was a child
clear; precise; definite; distinct
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
complete change; about-face
right under; directly below