unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to achieve greatness; to achieve success
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
on countless occasions; many a time
(in) her way; peculiar to her
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
expression; look; countenance; face
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to need; to call for; to require
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
intelligence or information network
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
to wither while standing; to die standing (of plants)
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
end; tip; extremities; terminal
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
shoji (paper sliding door)
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
frame of a shoji (paper sliding-door)
mainly cloudy; tending to be cloudy
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
reconciliation; make peace with
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)