threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to teach; to take a teaching job
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
day (as in holiday); daytime
Rikuzen (former province located in parts of present-day Miyagi and Iwate prefectures)
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
occasionally; at times; the season; from time to time
transferring; transitioning; changing; gift placed inside a container when returning it
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)
The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
technique; art; skill; move
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
my spouse; my wife; my husband
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
it's not like; it isn't as if
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)