to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
lover (of a married woman)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
difference; discrepancy; variation
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
virtuous woman; faithful wife
to push through (an idea)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
family or person with samurai ancestors
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
adultery; misconduct; intrigue; criminal connection
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern