to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
as a child; when one was a child
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
nice; good; well-executed
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
teacher; previous ruler; previous lord; lord of the previous generation
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
sales promotion; hard selling
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to play a leading role; to play a central part
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
ignorant of the ways of the world
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard