painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
briskly; quickly; promptly
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
means; way; method; measure
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
preparation; arrangements
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
set of tools (implements); kit; outfit
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
medicine; drug; chemical agent (e.g. pesticide, bleach, lubricant); chemical
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
teak (Tectona grandis); cheek; cheek rouge; blusher
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
one by one; one after another; successively
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to repeat; to do over again
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school