resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
every evening; night after night
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
mistress; kept woman; concubine
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
number two; mistress; concubine
process; course; mechanism
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to correct oneself; to restate
your husband; her husband
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
younger scholar; future reference
show; exhibition; spectacle
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
party in full swing; party at its peak
meaning; connotation; denotation
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)