uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
modern person; people of today
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
proposal; offer; request; application
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder); recording device; recorder (musical instrument); English flute
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
accompanied by a man; accompanied by men
very likely; very probable
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
manner of using one's hands
amount of light; quantity of light
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
opposite side; opposition
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
by all means; by all costs
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned