little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
it seems so; that's what it looks like
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
ridged wooden bench used in SM practices (and in the Edo period for torturing female prisoners)
standing; reserve; always having ready
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to spend a night together
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
one breath; chug!; drink!
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
the big two...; two major...; two main...
dragon god; dragon king; naga
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
tedious; boring; being fed up with
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)