this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
trembling from fear; trembling all over
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
traditional; customary; conventional
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
to look daggers at someone; to be angry
sex establishment; brothel
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to fall ill; to be taken ill
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
end; close; finish; termination
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
high-class restaurant; high-end store
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
directions; instructions; orders; command
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to break the prohibition (law); to violate the ban
killing of a commoner by a samurai as punishment for disrespectful conduct
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
leading part; leading actor; leading actress