to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
perusal; one reading; reading through (once)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince; His Royal Highness the Crown Prince