fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
point in common; common feature
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
sincere; honest; faithful
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
releasing stored goods (esp. sake); delivery (of goods from a storehouse)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
scale; scope; plan; structure
workshop; studio; atelier
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(present) head of a family
to follow; to conform; to apply to
chief vassal; senior statesman
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
small number; few; minority
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
inspection; examination; survey
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course