mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
lull (e.g. in the rain); break
to sneak out; to slip out; to slip away; to leave secretly
bill collection; bill collector
to be discouraged; to shrink from
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
paper umbrella (with a bull's-eye design)
to go downhill; to go down a slope
to open (one's eyes) wide
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
brightness of snow; reflected light of snow; (by) snow light
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
palace; hall; shrine; temple; hall of fame
how; in what way; by what means
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
neighbourhood; neighborhood; all sides; frontiers (of a country); four sides (of a shape)
to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.); to fall hard; to fall heavily; to pour down
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
(not) much; (not) very; (arch.) like this; (arch.) as a rule
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
to warm (up); to heat (up)
motherly; mother-like; maternal; like a mother
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
sincerity; true heart; devotion
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate