good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
of tender years; very young
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront
boat; rowboat; rowing boat
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture; desk study
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to feel depressed; to be down
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to take a breath; to take a short rest
family a woman has married into
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
... years old; age (of) ...
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
royalty and titled nobility
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
several people; a few people
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on