to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
adultery; misconduct; intrigue; criminal connection
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
don't you think?; indicates question
rule; standard; compass and ruler
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status