compulsion; coercion; duress; obsession; compulsion
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
reward; honorarium; remuneration
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
direct descent; direct line
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
naturally; of course; understandably
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
certainly; surely; definitely
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
brave general; great soldier
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
conference room; council room
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf