field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to yearn for; to be in love with
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
older sister; elder sister
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to put one's life on the line
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit