distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
sons and daughters; children; girl
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
older sister; elder sister
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
ignorant of the ways of the world
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to express (in words); to confess
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
story; tale; talk; discussion
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
declaration; proclamation; announcement
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to be born; to come into the world
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to have (something) innate; to be born with
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
how; in what way; by what means
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal