to have a talk; to tell a story
biological child; one's own child
former husband; late husband
one's real father; natural father; biological father
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
silence (not speaking); muteness
blood relationship; blood relative
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
satin with raised figures
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
to be the same; to coincide; to correspond
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
congratulation; celebration
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)