plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
forgetting; lapse of memory
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
dispersing; breaking up; running away
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
covering; protection; backing; relief
to look down on; to make light of
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
marriage by abduction; marriage by capture; bride kidnapping; marriage where the person courted was already married
righteousness; justice; right
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
-less; lacking; non-existing
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
that country; (arch.) nirvana
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs