seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
there is no place like home; home is sweet to an exile
within the prefecture (of Kyoto or Osaka); (arch.) within the town limits of Edo
quotation; abstract; selection; summary
this is why; this means; it is the case that
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
adopting a married couple; married couple adopted into the family
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
conduct; behavior; behaviour
installation; mounting; furnishing; run (on a bank); bank run
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
cheating heart; temptation to cheat on one's partner
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule