to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed
homosexuality; homosexual love
middle period; medium-term
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
pregnancy; conception; gestation
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
physique; physical standard; posture; sexual position
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
very loose; slowly; leisurely
hundred days; lengthy time
to get accustomed to using
to be opposite; to face each other
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to be hot on a person's heels
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
semibasement; semi-basement
controlled society; regulated society
another thing; other things; another man's property