to feel constrained; to feel ill at ease
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
grey wall covering material (gray)
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
night watch; night watchman
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
the other day; some time ago; recently
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
to develop into a serious incident
to put out; to extinguish
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
young lord; successor of one's current lord
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
young master; son of a high-ranking person
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
in person; personally; directly
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement