separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to care for someone; to look after someone
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
shaman; oracle; diviner; medium
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to shave off; to scrape off
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to become attached; to begin to love
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
in order; in turn; one by one
willpower; energy; vitality
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
programme; program; plans; arrangements
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
each place; various places
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence; exorcism performed door to door, in exchange for beans and money (on the night of New Year's Eve or Setsubun)
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
misfortune; bad luck; evil; unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
contradiction; inconsistency
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
confidence; trust; faith; credit
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
older brother and younger sister
older sister and younger brother
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
snakes and scorpions; something detestable