piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to feel depressed; to be down
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to take a breath; to take a short rest
family a woman has married into
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
together; at the same time; same; identical
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
royalty and titled nobility
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
several people; a few people
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
February; second month of the lunar calendar
by all means; by all costs
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)