to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
to be at wit's end; to be at a loss for what to do
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
chair; stool; post; office; position
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
household; home; family; housekeeping
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
leave-taking; offering one's resignation; farewell visit
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
for the present; for the time being
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
all together; in a body; en masse; all alike
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance