scam; con trick; con-man; fraudster; flirt; player
avoiding the summer heat; beating the summer heat
doing as one pleases; having one's own way
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
good correspondent; ready writer
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
needy circumstances; living in poverty
(archaeological) remains; remnants (of ancient structures); ancient foundation
written pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument
permanence; perpetuity; Chōkyū era (1040.11.10-1044.11.24)
unification of the whole country
lineage; pedigree; family line
peace conference; peace negotiations
all; everyone; everybody; everything
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
siblings; brothers and sisters
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
archeological excavation (archaeological)
(not) a single person; (no) one
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
virgin; innocent young woman
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
troubled times; turbulent times
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about