surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
son-in-law; (one's) daughter's husband
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
returning from abroad; coming back to one's country (Japan)
article; news story; report; account
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
second; number two; runner-up
convenient; handy; useful
deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
bearing in mind (a thought, feeling, etc.); embrace; hug; (arch.) bosom; (arch.) (breast) pocket
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
dark; gloomy; black; doleful; discouraged; disappointed
trifling (fight); (a conflict) between small countries
strife; struggle; conflict; fight
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)