silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
be (that) as it may; having said that
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
froufrou; frou frou; frilly decoration; Furfur; Furtur; mythical great Earl of Hell
public order and morals; social standards; public policy
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to employ; to hire; to charter
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
war; battle; match; game; competition
(death from) starvation; starving to death
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
meaning; significance; sense
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)