way out; means to escape; escape route
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
maid; helper; help; assistance
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
(present) head of a family
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
(period of) a year; during an era
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
cruelty; hard-heartedness
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
and then; and so; and; so then
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to think too much; to be over-concerned
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan