viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
princess; daughter of a nobleman
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
drop (e.g. of water); drip
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
indicates being the subject or receiver of an action, decision, etc.; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to frolic about; to mess around
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
to watch steadily; to stare
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly