penetrating eyes; insightfulness
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to make up one's mind; to be determined
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
risky; dangerous; insecure
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
expression of love; showing love
leg; leg (of a race, competition, etc.)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
this occasion; at this time; now
to be embarrassed for a reply
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
bored; having nothing to do; idle
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
baseless; groundless; unfounded; without evidence
incision; operation; section
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
woman; lady; adult female
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
smallish; on the small side
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
blood relationship; blood relative
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous