son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
perfect; complete; flawless
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
area under direct control (of the shogun)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
new residential area; new residential development
eastern part; the east (of a region)
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
southern part; the south (of a region)
northern part; the north (of a region)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
east, west, south and north
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
people; men and women; each person; everybody
classification; categorization; sorting
enterprise; business; company; corporation
center; centre; metropolis
northern direction; north; (legal) wife (of a nobleman); lady
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
review (of learned material); revision
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to change (one's clothes)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
shoulder strap (on a dress, bag, etc.)
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise