dining with one's superior; dining with one's superiors
good family; respectable family; decent family
bedroom entrance; bedroom; home; family life; household
depravity; corruption; degradation
the dark side; the seamy side
contradiction; inconsistency
step; stride; counter for steps
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
decorum; propriety; politeness
murder; killing; murderer
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
equanimity; upeksa; upekkha
must not; should not; do not
to occupy; to hold; to command; to account for
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
two colours; two varieties; two types
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
when it becomes; when it comes to
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
surely (not); certainly (not)
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
the ways of the world; human nature
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
(religious) faith; belief; creed
decision; determination; resolution
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
hundred battles; many battles