(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
under the orders of; by order (command)
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
kariginu; informal clothes worn by the nobility from the Heian period onwards; patterned kariginu (Edo period)
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
to be conceited; to be stuck up; to be full of oneself; to be cocky
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
uninhabited island; desert island
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
consideration; taking into account
definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled
soon; shortly; before long
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
thereupon; shortly thereafter
gifted education; special education for gifted children
secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
to be lacking in options; to be too few
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
physical condition; state of health; shape
providing information; provision of information; information provision