to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
mistress; kept woman; concubine
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
connections; contacts; influence
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
samurai; warrior; military family
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
boards covering a ditch (drainage, sewage, etc.); grassroots (e.g. campaign); door-to-door; on the ground
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
semi-detached house; double house
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
cheap structure (e.g. of houses)
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
creak; squeak; creaking sound
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
wooden fence; board fence
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
nimble; agile; quick; smart
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious