time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
invisibly; secretly; privately
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
training; education; development; cultivation
good person; virtuous person
clear autumn day; clear fall day
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
stairs; stairway; staircase
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
troublesome; annoying; complicated
order; sequence; procedure
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
much less; to say nothing of
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
quick-tempered; impatient
now that; since; so long as; because
to detain; to check; to restrain
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to say; to tell; to state; to do
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)