inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
sharp parting remark; parting threat
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
Son of God; child of an emperor
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
nonchalantly; without a care
with a friendly grin; smilingly
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
suspicious-looking; fishy
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
forgetting; lapse of memory
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
willpower; energy; vitality
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
(very) patient; persevering