to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
like this; this sort; this way
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
to have a talk; to tell a story
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
some people; a few people; several people
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
second marriage; remarriage
divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (often brought on by retirement of the husband)
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear