wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
descendant; posterity; offspring
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
settlement; solution; resolution
since when; from when; how long
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to rock; to shake; to swing
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
individualism; egoism; selfishness
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
final; eventual; ultimate
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
this world; this life; world of the living
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to take; to catch; to capture
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
together; at the same time; same; identical
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to rally; to make a comeback
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
sense of values; values; value system
to discharge (e.g. effluent)