future (usually near); prospects
literally; to the letter; literal
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
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)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
station; office; guardroom
telephone call; telephone (device)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
bored; having nothing to do; idle
low table; table with very short legs
cabinet; housing (of equipment)
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
furnishings; implements; equipment
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to serve; to work for; to attend
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
entreaty; supplication; petition
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound