questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
arrangement; pact; agreement
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
war; fighting; fierce competition
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
decapitation; decapitated head
place of execution; execution site
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women
ninefold; imperial palace; the Court
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
(social) position; status
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family