equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
stereotyped; stereotypical; invariable; like clockwork; regular
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
powerful person; influential person
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to spread; to be propagated
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
marriage proposal; courtship
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
treatment (of a person); dealing with
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
diplomatic; diplomatically
plume; ornamental feather
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
hard to get; hard to come by
to taste; to try (food or drink)
preface; introduction; preamble
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to be parted from; to be separated
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine