stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
threat; intimidation; menace
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
degree of heat; temperature; enthusiasm
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
taking into consideration; making allowances
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
since then; from that time; ever since
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to peer into the darkness
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
study; research; investigation
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
all over; all over the place; everywhere
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
one house; the same house
library; book collection; paperback book
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.