to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
older sister; elder sister
relation; relative; kind; cordial
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
doing as one pleases; having one's own way
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
without; unless; have to do
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time
whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family; all over the house; throughout the house
to be entwined; to be involved
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
pessimism; disappointment
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
settlement; solution; resolution
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
arbitration; intercession; mediation
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
inside of a helmet; hidden circumstances
to see through; to see the true nature of something
plain; plateau; tableland
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
extremely important or once in a lifetime (request); only once in one's lifetime
million times; praying a million times
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre