feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
diversion; putting something to another use
middle of the night; dead of night
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
street at night; making a night journey
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to be able to manage somehow or other
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
magistrate; shogunate administrator
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to burn with combativeness
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage