charming; fascinating; voluptuous
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
Gempei period (late 11th century-late 12th century CE)
to begin to speak; to begin to explain
lunchbox hanging from one's waist; low-paid office worker
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
rumour of a love affair; talk of a romance
many; numerous; various; large number of
senior high school; high school
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
... years old; age (of) ...
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
subsidence; depression; sinking; invagination
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
inexcusable; unthinkable; unacceptable; utterly unexpected; totally unforeseen
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to study; to complete (a course); to fix; to correct; to conduct (a Buddhist service)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
beginning; opening; start; outset
A Midsummer Night's Dream (comedy by William Shakespeare)