bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
if so; in that case; in that situation
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
(pent-up) anger; indignation; resentment; irritation
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
all present; all concerned; all of us
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
great cause; moral law; justice
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
like this; in this way; as you see
same; similar; (just) like; equal
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
late at night; small hours of the morning
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
spitting image; dead ringer; exact resemblance
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after