to be selected (from among many people)
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
sales promotion; hard selling
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
sympathy; empathy; response
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to examine; to check; to inspect
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
take the opportunity to (do something else)
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to be opposite; to face each other
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
everything; anything; nothing
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all