being adopted into the family of one's bride
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
tip of a twig; tip; end; trifles; trivial matters
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
rather; better; instead; if anything
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
to be worried; to be troubled
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)