one's son; you little bastard; you little brat
death from disease; death from illness
memories; recollections; reminiscence
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to rebuke; to scold harshly
nothing but; none other than
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
future problems; consequences
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
pact; convention; agreement
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
every evening; night after night
thinking about something else
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
traditional Japanese treadle-operated tall loom
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
suddenly; all of a sudden
no sleep or rest; working day and night
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
on the occasion of; at the time of
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)