risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to be the ruin of (a person)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
cake served with tea; teacake
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to anticipate; to foresee
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
probability; likelihood; chances
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
several times (as large, over)
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
superb view; picturesque scenery