to begin to dance; to break into a dance
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
retainer; attendant; escort
princess; daughter of a nobleman
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
empress (consort); queen (consort)
Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Consort
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
every person; every mouth; every entrance
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
drama; play; powerful drug
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
smart; clever; sharp; agile; nimble; quick
latent disposition; inner feelings
mountain monkey; wild monkey; mountain dweller; bumpkin; boor
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
example sentence; illustrative sentence; model sentence
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
bashing; fierce criticism; bussing; busing; removing dirty dishes from tables in a restaurant