beginning; start; first moxa treatment
marriage proposal; courtship
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
on hand; readily available
Kamakura period (1185-1333)
to bear a child; to give birth (to)
it hasn't been long since
direct descent; direct line
marital relationship; marital relations
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; (lit.) adult matters
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to keep (a person) waiting
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
sense of smell; olfaction
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
intravaginal (anal, etc.) ejaculation; creampie
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
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reign; being on the throne
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
both groups; both factions
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
important post; important office; key position
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
the instability of a political situation; political instability
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into