flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
next term; next period; next version; next release
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
right of succession; right to the throne
guaranteed; authentic; certified
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
baccalaureate; bachelor's degree
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
literary woman; talented woman
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
study; research; investigation
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
in that way; thus; so; so?
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years