(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to be embarrassed for a reply
just a handful; only a small number (of)
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
empress (consort); queen (consort)
sincere; honest; faithful
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
literary woman; talented woman
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
marriage ceremony; wedding
financial power; financial means; wealth
end of war; cessation of hostilities
queen (consort); empress (consort)
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
room for confining criminals or lunatics (Edo period)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
flower arrangement; floral art; ikebana
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
parliament; congress; diet; house (of parliament, etc.); chamber
bringing; taking; carrying
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
thawing of snow; thaw; thaw (in relations)
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
to agree with one; to suit one; to feel comfortable (in, with); (lit.) the water agrees with one
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
looking depressed; long face