duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
rather; better; instead; if anything
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
whether one wants to or not; without choice
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
disposition; temperament; turn of mind; atmosphere; feeling
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
public discussion; public criticism; controversy
common idea; common wisdom; generally accepted idea
solidarity; joint; collective