sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
while surprised; suddenly
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
mole; lentigo; beauty mark; beauty spot
as a child; when one was a child
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
postwar period; period after Second World War
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
your daughter; young woman
connection; link; relationship
security; stability; safety; peace
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
(another's) daughter; young lady