government office; government agency; authorities
alternately; in succession
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller; greenhorn; inexperienced person
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
infancy; childhood; tender age
a long time ago; long ago
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to swallow one's tears; to choke back one's tears; to hold back one's disappointment; to suppress one's mortification
to make one feel grateful
vacant house; unoccupied house
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
cultivated fields; countryside
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in and Nakanoin or Koga); three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
heir; inheritor; successor
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for