to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
nishiki-e; multi-colour woodblock print
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
three generations; three periods; third generation
Toyo (former province located in present-day Ōita and Fukuoka prefectures; later split into Buzen and Bungo provinces); affluent country; rich country
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
to make an appearance; to show up
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
event; phenomenon; matter
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
mixture; intermixture; mixing up; contamination; creation of unorthodox words or phrases by combining terms of similar form or meaning
rather; sooner; preferably
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to accept; to receive; to agree
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
junior high school student; middle school pupil
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
action; operation; effect; function