to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to put one's life on the line
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
empress (consort); queen (consort)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
national costume; folk costume; native dress; traditional dress
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
older sister; elder sister
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
nomadic tribe; nomadic people; nomadic race
to weave in (a pattern, colour, material, etc.)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to return evil for good; to return a favor with spite
confused fight; brawl; melee; scuffle; free-for-all