very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
last night; yesterday evening
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
I see; that's right; indeed
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
maid working for both the living quarter and kitchen
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
to feel; to sense; to experience
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
feeling; sense; impression
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
great numbers; numerical superiority
monologue; soliloquy; German (language)
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
discovery; detection; finding
imagination; supposition; guess
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)