business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
meditation; contemplation
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to pluck; to pick; to tear
Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
period of youth; while young
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
several weeks; a few weeks
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to have the privilege of doing
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
long ago; previous; of a former age
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
man; male; masculine gender
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to sustain a serious wound
equality; impartiality; evenness
small fraction; small proportion
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
help; assistance; service