inheritance; inherited property; heritage
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
counter-; corresponding; face; opposite
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
disinheritance; disowning
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
proposal; proposition; suggestion
theatre; theater; playhouse
exactly as stated; verbatim
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
good humour (humor); good mood
to relax; to feel at home
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
elopement; running away with a lover
hot topic; talk of the town
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
honor; honour; credit; prestige
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river