record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
such; like that; that sort of; very
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
suffix for familiar person
difficult to ...; hard to ...
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
Kumamoto prefecture (Kyushu)
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of