clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
single word; a few words; brief comment
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
river; stream; River; the ... river
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
samurai; warrior; military family
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
reason; cause; circumstances
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
world; society; people; the public
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
society; the world; the times
number one; first; best; most; game; round
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
Edo-period official of the chōnin social class; town official
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)