very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
dust; dirt; dreary world; petty affairs of everyday life
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
law; ban; prohibition; ordinance
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
joint together; opposite; facing
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
oak (esp. Quercus serrata)
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
first flower of the season or year; first flowering on a plant; first menstruation; woman who has just reached adulthood
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
devotion; attachment; infatuation
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
personal appearance and physique; person's appearance and physique giving a feeling of respectable character
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
young lord; successor of one's current lord
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
marriage proposal; marriage talks
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore