to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
impossible; unlikely; improbable
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
system; institution; organization; organisation
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
meditation; contemplation
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
meanwhile; in the meantime
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
how many people; a number of people
main question; real issue at hand
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
in spite of; regardless of
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
divorce; dissolution of adoption
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart