88 years old; (arch.) rice
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise; faker; huckster
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
do not pursue those who leave you
accept one who comes to you
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
making one's way through life; conduct of one's life
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to gather; to collect; to assemble
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
in comparison to; rather than
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
samurai; warrior; military family
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
charming; bewitching; coquettish
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady