or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot
male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
man; male; masculine gender
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to wed; to be married; to shift blame to someone else
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
in the meanwhile; during the time
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
woman; lady; adult female
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
farmland given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryo system)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness