to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
abuse; misuse; taking advantage of
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
negotiations; discussions; connection
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
immediately; at once; instantly
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (arch.) countryside
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
commandant; commanding officer; general
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
(glaring) covetously; (watching) eagerly (for a chance)
to watch for an unguarded moment
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
first flower of the season or year; first flowering on a plant; first menstruation; woman who has just reached adulthood
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
imprisonment; captive; prisoner