before the gate; in front of the gate
second-hand shop; curio shop
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
(small) box to keep valuables, etc.
disused; unused; useless; wasteful; of no use
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
patience; endurance; perseverance
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
February; second month of the lunar calendar
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
ruffian palanquin bearer (Edo period); thug; ruffian; scoundrel
field; plain; prairie; moor
steep mountain; craggy mountain
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
leave-taking; (saying) goodbye; requesting leave (from work)
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
envelope containing betrothal money and given as part of a betrothal gift
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
fate; chance; relationship; tie
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
half-term; half-time; half period
with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert