one's own problem; one's own issues
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
even more; still more; further
bridal night; first night; first watch of the night
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
favorite; favourite; habitually used
solution; solution strategy
untouched; unused; intact
heaven and earth; top and bottom
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
everyday garment worn by nobles in ancient Japan; silk dried after having been washed in plain water and stretched out
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
quarrel; dispute; argument
how long; how far; how much
insolent fellow; rude fellow
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
my spouse; my wife; my husband
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
convention; tired tradition; old custom
human resources; man-power resources
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
one's devoted wife; wife who has followed one through hard times; wife married in poverty
rank; ranking order; hierarchy