severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
I see; that's right; indeed
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
snake; serpent; large snake
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
queen (consort); empress (consort)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
I've got to be going; I must go
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
how much; how many; to what extent
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
(not saying anything) no matter what
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
and so; therefore; for that reason
yourself; himself; herself
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy