to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
single word; a few words; brief comment
to do for (the sake of someone else)
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
solitary cell; solitary confinement cell; isolation cell
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to provide; to arrange; to install
to hide; to conceal oneself
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
full view; plain sight; completely visible
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
narrow; cramped; small-sized
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
keepsake; memorabilia; memento
daily life; daily routine; while awake or asleep; at all times; day in, day out; constantly
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
(official) audience; interview; reception; meeting with one's lawyer (while detained or imprisoned)
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to be relieved; to feel relieved
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby