request; favour (to ask); wish; please
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
family; members of a family
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
parting; separation; farewell
of course; certainly; naturally
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
now that; since; so long as; because
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
process; course; mechanism
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple