kind-hearted; compassionate; charitable
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
resolute; determined; bold
to manage a state; to govern a country
decisive; resolute; drastic
outside the country; abroad
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
(social) position; status
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony
the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
to make something resound
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
(brute) force; using all one's might
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors