to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
time for battle; military secrets; strategy
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
precipice; steep (e.g. mountain pass)
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
token (effort); something done for form's sake
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
ability; capability; skill
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
laughingstock; object of ridicule
anxiety (about the future)
long talk; long-winded speech
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
married woman; another's wife
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind