strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to put one's hand on; to touch
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
memory; ability to remember
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
subordinate work; assistant; servant
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
(not) enough; (in)sufficiently; (un)satisfactorily
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
furnishings; implements; equipment
(arch.) all together in a line; (arch.) all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion
the West; the Occident; Western countries
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
as far as the eye can see
remembrance; recollection; recognition
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
leader of a charge; first to arrive
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to watch intently; to stare
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree