retainer; subject; vassal; servant
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
recuperation; medical treatment
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
looking or acting as if one owned the place
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
individual; private person; personal; natural person
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
infancy; childhood; tender age
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers; leaving (one's master's place for home)
to have the privilege of doing
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to distort; to strain (an interpretation); to stretch (the meaning of a word)
monologue; soliloquy; German (language)
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
to increase; to add to; to augment
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to