men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
comparatively; relatively
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to find out; to discover; to detect
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
at that time; in those days
honor; honour; credit; prestige
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
succession struggle; succession race
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
(not) even once; (not) ever
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
firm; unshakeable; resolute