running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
estimated time of arrival; ETA
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
while crying; tearfully; in tears
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
to be extremely polite; to show the utmost courtesy; to do everything required by etiquette
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant); foul (comp. karuta); touching a card which is not in the same territory as the correct card
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to form a group; to form a bunch
trembling with excitement
to become pale; to turn pale
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
please sit down; please have a seat
feeling of food or drink going down the throat
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
in name only; titular; nominal
trees and stones; unfeeling person
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
shutting oneself up in one's house; staying indoors; living in seclusion; house arrest (Edo-period punishment)
carat (unit of weight for gemstones and pearls); karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
giving; provision; furnishing
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor