wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
no-good man; (male) loser
placing three fingers of each hand on the floor (while bowing respectfully); (lit.) three fingers (specifically the thumb, index finger and middle finger)
letter of divorce; declaration of separation; break up (non-marital); separation; severing of a relationship
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
priestly teacher; preceptor; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); priest; second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
heir; inheritor; successor
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
preface; introduction; preamble
both; both sides; both parties
(feather) duster; dusting
to drop; to lose; to let fall
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
main road; main thoroughfare; arterial road
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
dot; point; tip; gratuity; a little; paltry
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
same family (race, tribe)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"