stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
older brother; elder brother
in the same manner as before; the same as always
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
good feeling; feeling good
opposite side; opposition
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
complete; whole; perfect; safe
the way back; the way home; return trip
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
splashing (water); splashing about; vigorously; generously (e.g. pouring sauce); greatly (using or making money)
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable