to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
building addition or extension; an annex
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
proper; right; reasonable
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
house where one was born; one's parents' house
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
unit of land area (approx. one-tenth hectare)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
charcoal; charred remains
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
the place for; the time for; the level of
study; diligence; discount; reduction
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science