conjugal relations; conjugal affection
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
effect; virtue; efficacy; one's dominant eye
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
prison guard; jailer; gaoler
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans