to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
house where one was born; one's parents' house
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
way; method; means; resource; course
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
elder sister; effeminate man
what time; (lit.) which hour
morning; forenoon; just before noon
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
to put up (a notice); to post
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
(someone else's) daughter
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
down to earth; reasonable
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times