beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
correction; revision; amendment
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
if you think about it; come to think of it
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to have a rumor circulating
guess; speculation; supposition
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
huge rock; firmness; solidity
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
out of control; uncontrollable
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
hard worker; hardworking person
nice; likeable; desirable
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely