on the roof; court nobles
connection; linking; linkage; link; liaison; contact
ground leveling; ground levelling; groundwork; laying foundations
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
to rage; to run amok; to tear around
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
a glance; a look; a glimpse
dissent; disagreement; disapproval; objection; refusal
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
drawing room; study; writing alcove; publishing house
to steal or sneak or slip into
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to state; to say; to tell; to express
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
to be too numerous; to be too much
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern