pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
guardian; protector; patron; parent
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
bad influence; negative influence
something-something; yada yada; so-and-so
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
how; in what way; in what manner
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
princess; daughter of a nobleman
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
(together) with; -wide; including
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
although I say; although one might say; although called
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family