... is the reason; ... is my excuse
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
ancestor; forefather; foremother
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to go along; to walk along; to follow
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
dwelling; house; residence; address
to live; to reside; to inhabit
look!; there!; here!; that is
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
knowing; (an) acquaintance
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
mountain range; cluster of mountains; mountainous region
surroundings; circumference
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
family; relatives; dependents; household
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
defeated soldier fleeing the enemy
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed