being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
very careful; thoroughly prepared
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
whitebait; elver (young eel)
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
trait; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
one-year-old; one year old
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
doctor's visit; house call
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
toddling; taking tottering steps
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
egg dishes; food prepared with eggs
tangyuan (rice flour dumpling); tang yuan
to have confidence in one's own abilities
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
dysgeusia; taste disorder
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
drinking water; potable water