now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
proceeding to the capital
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
like this; this sort; this way
situation; developments; outcome
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
line; queue; procession; matrix
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
now that; since; so long as; because
already; now; no longer; not any more
one's in-laws (esp. a woman's in-laws)
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
(set of) facial features; looks
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
bright green; chartreuse green
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
chief vassal; senior statesman