princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to do together; to share; to participate in
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
well-bred; of good upbringing
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
price reduction; price cut; reduction in price; markdown
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
secret; private; surreptitious
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
outsider; one not included in the favored group; outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
overconfident; presumptuous
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing