wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
low class; lowly (position); humble (condition)
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
employer's house; master's house
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
conferral of honors (honours), according to merits
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
failure; mistake; blunder