engagement; betrothal; marriage contract
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
dumpling store; dumpling seller
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
metal ring; metal hoop; trivet; train wheel; train
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to have a talk; to tell a story
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
the other day; some time ago; recently
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
even if; even though; however; no matter how
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
rather; better; instead; if anything
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
(someone else's) child; child; kid
to be at wit's end; to be at a loss for what to do
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped