claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming
devotion; attachment; infatuation
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
this family; we; this house
to serve; to work for; to attend
to take (all of) into consideration
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
entire human body; every inch of one's body
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
in advance; beforehand; previously
leader; guide; mentor; coach
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
rushing recklessly; presumption
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff