cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
a pair (of shoes or socks)
other; another; over; more than; I; me
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
to hide; to conceal oneself
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
leave-taking; (saying) goodbye; requesting leave (from work)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
ten-year-old; ten year old
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
gale; strong wind; high wind
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to give; to let one have; to do for one
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to change (one's clothes)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
fate; chance; relationship; tie
to die; to decease; to perish; to pass away
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
thanks for taking care of me; thanks for taking care of my loved one
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to marry off; to give in marriage
as (for); for; in the capacity of
complete stranger; total stranger
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
South Korea and the United States; Korean-American