to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
possessed of a strong sense of duty
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
to keep a watchful eye on
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
offence; offense; hindrance
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
relation; connection; affinity
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
Eihō era (1081.2.10-1084.2.7); Eiho era
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; -ass
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
freedom; free man; free woman
to step forward; to take a step forward
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
when it comes to; concerning
reduction by half; halving