one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
wife and children; (arch.) wife
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
nobleman's illegitimate child
secret; private; surreptitious
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
meeting; greeting; welcome
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
use; utilization; utilisation; application
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
speech; expression; wording; language
royalty and titled nobility
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
henry (unit of inductance)
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
(period of) a year; during an era
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
but; however; even though; even if
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)