very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to resolve (to do); to decide upon; to prepare for
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
price; cost; value; worth; value
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
with a start; with a jump
to stiffen; to become stiff
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter