spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
every person; each one; everybody
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
happy tears; tears of joy
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
wherein; therein; thereinto
third day of the month; three days
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
fraud; trickery; hoax; surely; absolutely; certainly
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to see through; to see the true nature of something
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate