sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
valuable (object); negotiable (instrument)
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to grow angry; to display one's anger
governor-general; governor; viceroy
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to sell off; to sell completely
Friday (when one feels excited about the weekend)
territory; domain; dominion; possession
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
a (single) moment; an instant
surely; certainly; without doubt
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to prostrate oneself (before)
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
properly; in a good manner; sophisticatedly; seemly; in a dignified way
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
not long has passed since ...