ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
long ago; a long time ago; already
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
each house; every house; many houses
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
irresistible; overwhelming
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
almost every day; almost daily
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
Western wine and spirits; Western liquor
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
postponement; deferment; adjournment
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
gossip; corner of the mouth
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
colorless and transparent
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled