government service; the bureaucracy
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
burning at the stake; burning to death
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to have meaning; to be meaningful
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit