having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
convention; tired tradition; old custom
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
before ... days (months, etc.)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
one's in-laws (esp. a woman's in-laws)
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
older brother; elder brother
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
though; notwithstanding; although
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
secret; private; surreptitious
this or that person; anybody; many people
indiscriminately; giving no heed to
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law