dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to be photographed; to be projected
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to come to see; to come and see; to visit