marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
to be infected; to be contagious
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
decrease; reduction; decline
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to fill a hole with earth
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
laboratory animal; experimental animal
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
leaking out; leakage; leak
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
establishment; settlement
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
retainer; attendant; escort
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
-less; lacking; non-existing
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)