severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
noble's consort; consort of a prince; consort of a duke; duchess; princess
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
in accordance with; according to
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
(possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
sympathy; empathy; response
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
confinement (for childbirth); bed used by a woman in childbirth; postpartum period; postnatal period
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
wherein; therein; thereinto
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
how many months?; how long?