to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
but; however; provided that
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
perfect; complete; flawless
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to keep away; to keep at a distance
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
besides; in addition; also; moreover
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
name; given name; first name
with a click; with a snap
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
correction; revision; amendment
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to stare back at; to look back at
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
speech; expression; wording; language
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
common people; ordinary people; masses
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after