choices; alternatives; options
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
complication; confusion; disorder
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to be able to manage somehow or another
recommendation; referral; endorsement
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
rational; logical; coherent
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
living; lifestyle; living room
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
with curious eyes; curiously
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
instead; but (on the other hand)
older sister; elder sister
deep inside; innermost place
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
master; teacher; stable master