in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
to be helpful; to be useful
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to prostrate oneself (before)
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
street at night; making a night journey
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
morning fog; morning mist
to visit; to call on; (arch.) to make a noise
bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to cook (e.g. rice); to boil
even if nothing else; more than anything else
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
to be bound (by feelings); to be fettered (by); to be overcome (by); to be moved (by); to be touched (by)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
migration; move; emigration; immigration