... is the reason; ... is my excuse
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
marriage proposal; marriage talks
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
secret; private (information)
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
adoption; acceptance; confiscation; midwifery; midwife