legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
several years; a few years
intercalary month (lunar calendar); leap month
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
long ago; already; a long time ago
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
good bye; I'm off; see you later
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
presence; sitting with; being with
to talk; to carry meaning
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to order; to command; to appoint
this for sure; certainly is
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
left breast; left side of the chest
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
with a start; with a jump
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour