cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
follower; attendant; valet; servant
infancy; childhood; tender age
to care for someone; to look after someone
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
family; members of a family
love passionately; ardent love; devotion
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
adviser; advisor; counsellor; counselor
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
both hands; both arms; ten
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
people; men and women; each person; everybody
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end