talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
from the beginning; from scratch
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
determination; conviction
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to say (something) over one's shoulder
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
powerful person; influential person
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
personification; impersonation; embodiment
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
sense of loss; feeling of loss
buying a large amount (esp. of collectible items aimed at children, e.g. manga)
headquarters; head office; main office
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; removing partitions (to create an open space); joining separate rooms into one