to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
one's house; one's home; one's family
place for relaxation and refreshment
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to glare at each other; to confront each other
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
living room (Japanese-style)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
society; the world; the times
to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
face; looks; vestiges; trace