to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
director of a district (ritsuryō system)
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
death; decease; passing away
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to live through; to survive
to make one feel grateful
benefit from ancestors' virtue
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
to apply pressure to; to press
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
removing a name; expelling (e.g. from school); decommissioning
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
simmer; bubble out; flow out
old bones; aged body; advanced age
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
innocence; being not guilty
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
fame; popularity; reputation
this family; our family; this house; we
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor