indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
like this; in this way; as you see
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
preface; introduction; preamble
foreign enemy; outside invader
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
isolation; being alone; being friendless
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
authority; power; influence
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to yearn for; to be in love with
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
sense of loss; feeling of loss
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
according to circumstances; depending on the state of things; according to how the situation develops
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to pick up; to find; to gather
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
secret information; intelligence
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes