reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
outward appearance; looks
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
feeling of a house or a room
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
outside the country; abroad
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
so; therefore; and; (and) then
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
when; how soon; how long until
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
way (of doing); manner; method; means
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
don't worry; no worries; never mind
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
distant look; faraway look
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
halfway (through, complete); midway
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
research; study; investigation
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
later on; eventually; afterwards
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to pile up; to accumulate