circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
third rank; third class; third person (in a contract, etc.); third sign of the Chinese calendar
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
steamship; steamboat; steamer
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
starboard (side of a ship)
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
abnormal phenomenon; anomaly
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation