to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
best regards; please take care of; please do
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
conduct; behavior; behaviour
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
white background; blank; female virgin
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
(in Japanese architecture) transom
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to reflect; to throw back light
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to shed tears; to be moved to tears