mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
money loser; high-cost, low-return project
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
mistress; kept woman; concubine
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
indescribable; having no way to express
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
formal marriage interview
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
choices; alternatives; options
very; greatly; exceedingly
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
great difference; big difference; wide margin
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up