unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
connection; link; relationship
marital relationship; marital relations
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
this occasion; at this time; now
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
observation; survey; watching
practice sword; fake sword
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
practice; practising; training; study
older brother; elder brother
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
to make merry; to be festive
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to yearn for; to be in love with