stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
taking; accepting; receipt; leaving; departure; withdrawal
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
forming a familial relationship (through adoption, marriage, etc.); adoption
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to overdo; to go to excess; to indulge; to act licentiously
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
on the other hand; at the same time
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)
to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to postpone; to extend
pearly white; pearl color; pearl grey
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
every evening; night after night
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
to adhere to one's principles; to preserve one's chastity
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse