affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
well-bred; of good upbringing
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to be a matter of life or death
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
opinion; point of view; visual point
practice; practising; experience
to be needed; to be wanted
secret; private; surreptitious
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
overconfident; presumptuous
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
sympathy; empathy; response
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
one day; (on) a certain day
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up