to bring along; to accompany
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
decision; judgment; resolution
canequim; unbleached muslin; calico
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
denaturation; degeneration
volumes and chapters; composition; writing
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
conviction; belief; confidence
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
considerably; fairly; quite
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
looking on; remaining a spectator
capable; able; talented; promising
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
mistake; error; discrepancy; discrepancy between one's actions and intentions
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
very; greatly; exceedingly