suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
12th day of the month; 12 days
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
people; citizens; subjects; folk
3rd day of the month; three days
very small; tiny; insignificant
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
the people; citizens; the populace
territory; domain; dominion; possession
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
at a loss for words; stumped for words
sovereign; ruler; head of state
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
manner of using one's hands
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
opposite side; opposition
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar