human; human-like; as a person
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
infancy; childhood; tender age
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
superior; superiors; senior
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
beauty contest; beauty pageant
beauty contest to name Miss ...
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
consecutive tournament victories
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
self-control; self-restraint
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging