to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
intention; personal opinion
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
old name for part of Hyogo prefecture
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
one daughter; eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
concern; sympathy; solicitude; nature; disposition; temperament
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
house where one was born; one's parents' house
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to criticize; to point out faults; to speak ill of
to speak ill of; to disparage
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
recommendation of an influential person
can't be helped (of situation, reason, etc.); unavoidable
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
next (day, morning, etc.); following
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances