spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
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
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
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 (of 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
distant place; faraway location; far away
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
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) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
wherein; therein; thereinto
3rd 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 (by force); sexual assault
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
fraud; cheating; foul play; surely; absolutely; certainly
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
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