adultery; illicit intercourse
adultery; misconduct; intrigue; criminal connection
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
threat; intimidation; menace
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to be forward; to stick one's nose into; to meddle; to jut out; to protrude; to overhang
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
goodness; excellence; virtue
(moral) conduct; behaviour; behavior; deportment
all for the best; what is right
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
going into battle; departure for the front
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
one by one; one after another; successively
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
oil sands; tar sands; bituminous sands
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties