(period of) a year; during an era
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
loitering on the way; wayside grass
Onigashima; island of ogres (in Japanese folklore)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to move (house); to change residence
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
(one acting as a) foster parent
to leave something as it is
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
ago; since; before; previous
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
recompense; indemnity; atonement
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
(social) position; status
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)