elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
to drink up; to drain (cup)
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
abnormal behavior (behaviour)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
craving; longing; thirsting
near; close by; within reach; familiar
capable of anything; liable to do
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
mass communication; mass media
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
psychiatry; psychiatric department
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout