bowing while pressing three fingers of each hand on floor
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
beyond one's means or position
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
belongings; appendage; accessory
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
formal marriage interview
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
in person; personally; (do) oneself
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
to make someone fall forward; to do thoroughly
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
subconsciousness; subconscious (awareness)
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to feel inferior; to feel small
natural; intrinsic; from birth
insanity; an insane person
homely woman; plain-looking woman; female demon