frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to lay aside; to set aside
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
to swarm; to crowd; to flock together
to say as a tradition; to customarily say; to have a habit of saying
big catch (fishing); good haul
common gull (Larus canus); gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris)
school of fish; shoal of fish
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to slide down; to slip down
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
folding; collapsible; telescopic
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
princess; daughter of a nobleman
in that way; like that; that way
to notify; to advise; to inform
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
body and soul; mind and body
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee