brown colour (created by roasting or firing)
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
wasteful person; spendthrift
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
trackless; reckless; dissipated
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
to trace back to (the origins of something)
superstition; superstitious belief
well digging; well digger
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
candy; sweet; confectionary
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
several weeks; a few weeks
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
woodworking; woodwork; woodworker; carpenter
petition; complaint; (legal) brief
subsidy; grant; subvention
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
heir; inheritor; successor
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
moneymaking; earning money
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
standard; set; routine; decided
friend of a father who is also a father; dads who are friends; dad friend
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up