serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
washing machine; (clothes) washer
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
how; in what way; how about; questionable
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
identification; ID; identity
debt collector; bill collector
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
both (people); the two of them
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
property; fortune; assets
transfer; assignment; conveyance
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
drop in the bucket; pittance; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
woman well past her prime; matron well-advanced in age
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
ladykiller who seduces married women; handsome young man who is popular among married women
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)