giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
how many years; how long; what year
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to give a broad grin; to smirk
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
tenth day of the month; ten days
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
divorce; dissolution of adoption
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
almost; roughly; approximately