close; intimate; on good terms
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
fidelity (in a romantic relationship); loyalty
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
arms and cavalry; troops; war; military affairs
crown of a buddha's head; brusqueness; grumpiness
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
malignant or virulent disease
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
lovers' tiff; quarrel between lovers; chattering; idle talk
smokehole on hearth; hearth; (kitchen) furnace
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler