notables; dignitaries; illustrious families; clear; plain; obvious
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
marriage ceremony; wedding
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
in that way; thus; so; so?
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
want to ... do something; would like to ...
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
reply (to a letter); response; answer
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
mistaken account; miscommunication
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
the first and second; a few
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
neighboring prefecture; adjacent prefecture
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
difficult to ...; hard to ...
approximate age; age range
banknote; bill; note; paper money
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres