shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
birth; creation; formation
family; relatives; dependents; household
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
question; inquiry; enquiry
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
personal; individual; private
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
future; possible; potential; prospective
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
mistress; kept woman; concubine
serious; not joking; straight
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
how many people; a number of people
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to be too numerous; to be too much