temporary truce; ceasefire
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
probity check; background investigation
mint (e.g. peppermint, spearmint, etc.); Japanese peppermint (Mentha arvensis var. piperascens)
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
to lean against; to recline on
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
to be very surprised; to be flabbergasted
one's principal residence; main home
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
view; vista; panorama; outlook; prospect
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
hedge; fence; border; limit
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to be bound (by feelings); to be fettered (by); to be overcome (by); to be moved (by); to be touched (by)
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to serve; to work for; to attend
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
playing by oneself; playing alone; entertaining oneself; game played by oneself (e.g. solitaire)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
eating together; dining together; having a meal together