hegemony; leadership; initiative
limited time; limited-time offer
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); parasitic plant
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
trouble; bother; annoyance
period of youth; while young
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
pride; boast; credit (to)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
interruption; interference; butting in
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
way; method; means; resource; course
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
bored; having nothing to do; idle
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange