princess; daughter of a nobleman
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
handsome young man; Adonis
small face (of a woman; generally considered attractive)
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
temporary retirement; suspension from office
service in the first reserve
genuine; authentic; true; real
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
childcare leave; leave taken after the compulsory maternity leave
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to be nearing death; to be dying
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to be exhausted; to be worn out
acceleration; speeding up
(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
to leak down; to be omitted; to be missing
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
come out!; where are you?
it's been a long time; long time no see
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly