to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
hypersexuality; erotomania (delusional disorder)
then; well; so; well then
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
retrenchment; curtailment
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
conveying (an intention, meaning, etc.); communicating; (verbal) message; word (from someone); tradition; folklore
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
cut; reduction; curtailment
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
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.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable