distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
to sprout; to spring up; to come out
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
another family; another house
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
urgent; requiring quick (response)
question to be settled first; first consideration
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
reply (to a letter); response; answer
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
like this; this sort; this way
fixed date; appointed day
regional governor in ancient China
parental love; parental affection
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
striking just before one's opponent makes a move
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
(the) way home; return trip; (the) way back
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
protecting (someone); defending; standing up for
chastity; fidelity; faithfulness; virtue
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryō official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
for example; for instance; e.g.
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
that; the matter in question