to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
while; even though; despite
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to be too late; to be too slow
higher rank; better position
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to run a shop; to have a shop
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
(way of) spending money; free spending
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
like water; like it grows on trees
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah