shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
human relations; personal relationships
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
interruption; suspension; break
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unvirtuous girl
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to recall; to remember; to recollect