rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
(Edo-period) chief minister
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to marry off; to espouse to
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
ago; since; before; previous
(your) daughter; young woman
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
another thing; exception; special case
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto