government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
marriage proposal; courtship
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
suspicious-looking; fishy
either way; in any case; one way or another
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to order; to command; to appoint
to face; to go towards; to head towards
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
legend; folklore; tradition
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
the way back; the way home; return trip
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)