bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
early on; earlier on; from early
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to comfort; to console; to amuse
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
company; corporation; workplace
a step; short distance; short time
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
in that way; thus; so; so?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
offering; presentation; donation
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university