cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
disinheritance; disowning
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
female high school student
performance of one's official duties
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
retainer; attendant; escort
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to be perturbed; to be agitated
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
stairs; stairway; staircase
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to run down (stairs, etc.)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
along; parallel to; in accordance with
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight