trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
supreme; sublime; highest
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
(medical) decoction; infusion
as a child; when one was a child
suffering from the heat; heatstroke; heat prostration
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
good humour (humor); good mood
to admire (someone's courage); to approve of (someone's ambition)
order; command; directions; instructions
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
gold leaf; gold foil; beaten gold
carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
affidavit; deposition; testimony
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
bluff; false show of power; bold front
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
bridge (e.g. on a warship)
directly under; falling perpendicularly
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri
evil spirits of rivers and mountains