someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
street; quarter; district; area
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
hiding one's embarrassment
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
long ago; already; a long time ago
changing clothes; change of clothes
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
charming figure; alluring figure
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
almost; roughly; approximately
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
landing; alighting; touch down
the West; the Occident; Western countries
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)