unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
Hamilton (New Zealand); Hamilton
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
imagination; supposition; guess
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
how many people; a number of people
(political) administration; political power
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
there is nothing; having nothing
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
about this time; about now
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
(Western) clothing store; clothes shop; tailor; dressmaker; tailor's shop