cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
4th day of the month; four days
20th day of the month; 20 days
cotton gloves; working gloves
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
imitation (of someone, something); impersonation; (vocal) mimicry
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to become fraught with emotion
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
threatening letter; intimidating letter
decisive battle of brief duration
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
to throw into; to dump in together
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
personal affair; one's own affair
age thirty; one's thirties
sexual experience (with women)
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
sudden reversal (of behavior, opinion, attitude, etc.); about-face; flip-flop
to pay attention; to be watchful
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)