married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
evil spirit (that can possess people)
meaning; significance; sense
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to thrust away; to send flying
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
danger; peril; hazard; risk
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
curse; spell; malediction
to be a matter of life or death
to apologize; to apologise
because of; owing to; due to
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
to increase; to add to; to augment
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
arrangement; pact; agreement
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally