reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
royal castle; imperial castle
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
the same as always; day after day
feminine; womanly; female
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
presentation techniques; way of showing something
main text; original text; this book; this volume
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
novel; story; (work of) fiction
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
to flare up; to burst into flames
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence