private secretary; amanuensis
beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison (Edo period)
to ask for (e.g. a fee); to charge (a price); to accept (e.g. orders); to receive
chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher
to miss (one's chance to ...)
natural; inborn; inherent; innate
box for holding papers or stationery
arrangements; preparations
large feudal domain; large fiefdom; powerful clan
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
to hurt one's reputation; to be ashamed of oneself; to lose one's honour
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to be blessed with children
in the fire; in the flames; (arch.) burning (something)
one has no other choice but to do what one has to do
daily visit (of worship); frequent visit
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
evil thought; malicious motive
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
to pledge; to vow; to promise; to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife); to share a bed
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
man's weeping (esp. someone not prone to tears)
ration; stipend; allowance
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
one's wife; one's wife and daughter or daughters
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem