woman who forced her husband into marriage
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
meal set before one; women's advances
previous engagement; prior contract
to become attached; to begin to love
double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma); Taiwan (nickname); Takasago (classic noh play by Zeami)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
or; OR (Boolean operator)
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to become pale; to turn pale
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to get tired out; to be exhausted
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to satisfy the requirements
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
(arch.) chinaberry; (arch.) Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); light purple outside, green inside; purple outside, light purple inside; type of garment layering color scheme, worn in April and May
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America