town girl; girl raised in a town
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
princess; daughter of a nobleman
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
how; in what way; how about
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
I see; that's right; indeed
many; numerous; various; large number of
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
now that; since; so long as; because
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
adds force or indicates command