quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
to grow up; to become an adult
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
as if it were about oneself
to become fraught with emotion
studying abroad; travelling to study; traveling to study
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
without permission; without notice
leaving a letter behind; letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included