to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
two persons; two people; pair; couple
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
surgical castration; castration surgery; neutering; orchiectomy; orchidectomy
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
subordinate work; assistant; servant
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to marry off; to espouse to
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
well-bred; of good upbringing
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
when it becomes; when it comes to
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time