lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
cannot be helped; unavoidable
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
as expected; as predicted
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
in succession; one by one
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to close (one's eyes); to shut
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage