date a baby is due; expected delivery date; due date
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
suspicion (of others); jealousy
queue jumping; breaking into a line; interrupt; wedge
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
to be led by; to be headed by
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to grant a person a moment
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
poppy seed; something extremely tiny
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
chance (of success); odds
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
modesty; self-control; discretion
court noble; nobility; kuge; Imperial Court
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide