mutual affection; mutual love
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
rumour of a love affair; talk of a romance
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
reminiscences; talking about old times
to forcefully open up a hole (in a wall, etc.); to speak frankly, holding nothing back; to throw out (everything inside)
to begin; to set about; to start
almost; roughly; approximately
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
octopus pot; foxhole (in a battlefield); bubble; echo chamber
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
naked candle; uncovered candle; unshaded candle
to point (gun at); to hold under one's nose
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
traditional women's hair style, with hair worn up and arched back
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
snake; serpent; large snake
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about