wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
to grow up; to become an adult
normal school (pre-war Japan); teachers' training college
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
one daughter; eldest daughter; first-born daughter
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
complication; confusion; disorder
ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
something like ...; something called ...
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to leave; to withdraw; to appear before; to present oneself
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to exceed (by a lot); to (far) surpass; to end; to cease; to stop
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
low class; lowly (position); humble (condition)
be (that) as it may; having said that
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
portrait; likeness; picture
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to express (in words); to confess
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface