matrimonial happiness; happy marriage
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
change; transition; vicissitudes
yoke; constraints; oppression
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
boundary between villages
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
education; training; discipline
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
in session; in progress; under way; open
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to call again; to call (someone) back
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
(in) the air; midair; sky
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)