at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe; to govern; to manage; to control
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
considerably; fairly; quite
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
that is to say; so that means
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
imperial court; royal court
(licensed) red light district
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
woman; female; feminine gender
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
national border; provincial border
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to torment; to harass; to tease