warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
based on; on the basis of
not necessarily so; is not always true
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
changing clothes; change of clothes
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
society; the world; the times
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
embodiment; realization; materialization
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
revolution; cataclysm; drastic change
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
family; members of a family
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to give; to do (something) for
perfect; just right; ideal
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely