direct control; direct supervision
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
since then; from that time; ever since
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
female bird; hen (female chicken)
counter for birds or rabbits
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
cypress bark roof; hinoki bark thatching
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
to concern; to be related
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
medicine; medical science
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
solitude; loneliness; isolation
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
for a while; for some time; for a period
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
land near a castle; castle town
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
fast asleep; dead to the world
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend