obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
how many years; how long; what year
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
to take; to catch; to capture
property; fortune; assets
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
hospitalization; hospitalisation
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to detain; to check; to restrain
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
quickly; calmly; intently
time; season; period; phase; stage
originally; by nature; from the start
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
store; reserve; stock; savings
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)