the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
sons and daughters; children; girl
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to reveal one's (poor) upbringing (through poor manners, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to be in danger of; to be liable to
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
personal attendant; valet; maid
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to care for someone; to look after someone
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
this family; we; this house
family a woman has married into
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to repeat; to do something over again
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to say no more; to sink into silence
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear