fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
match; game; bout; contest
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
when it becomes; when it comes to
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
one's manner (attitude) when losing; one's way of losing
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
this world; this life; world of the living
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
had better ...; had better not ...
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
enmity; antagonism; hostility
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
troubled times; turbulent times
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
as (for); for; in the capacity of
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
something like ...; something called ...
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable