to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
rich person; wealthy person
tide; current; tendency; trend
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
legal wife of an emperor or king; first wife; queen consort; empress
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
to serve; to work for; to attend
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
adopted daughter; foster daughter
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
in that manner; like that