finish; completion; the end
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
transactions; dealings; business
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
this is why; this means; it is the case that
homosexuality; homosexual love
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
secret; private; surreptitious
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to give; to do (something) for
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
to be frank; to drop all pretense
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
to lean against; to set against
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to rest one's chin in one's hands
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)