the person in question; the person themselves; said person
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
consideration; taking into account; sympathy with
proposal; offer; request; application
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
in the meanwhile; during the time
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
secret; hidden; unseen; inward
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
dried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)
this or that person; anybody; many people
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
evening; early night hours
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
execution; punishment; spanking
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
daily visit (of worship); frequent visit
to paint (draw) a picture
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
(Edo-period) town magistrate
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly