to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
independence from parents
genuine; authentic; true; pure
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
marriage proposal; courtship
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
older brother and younger sister
close; intimate; on good terms
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
silence (not speaking); muteness
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to pass (of time); to elapse