take care of it; I'll leave it up to you; do as you see fit
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
as a child; when one was a child
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
process; course; mechanism
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
prone to adultery; flirtatious
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
storage space (esp. in a home)