important connection; important social foundation; close relation; tight relationship; intimate relation; close link
carrying out mercenary deeds; having a mercenary attitude; calculating
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
fabric (pattern) of human relationships
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
mistake; error; discrepancy; discrepancy between one's actions and intentions
in all sincerity; truthfully; honestly
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
ruin; wreck; mere skeleton; framework
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to annoy; to cause trouble
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to be frank; to drop all pretense
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
boisterous dance; dancing wildly
peace agreement; peace accord
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much