formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
homeowner; head of a household
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
separation; divorce; severing of connections
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
many items; pressure of business
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal