to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
danger; peril; hazard; risk
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
prohibition; inhibition; ban
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
being concerned about or mindful of
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
presence; sitting with; being with
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering