before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
disinheritance; disowning
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to remain married for life
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
to hand over; to surrender
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up