to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
mixing and matching (clothes, accessories, etc.); wearing of an item of clothing in many different combinations
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
collection of books; (personal) library
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
to find out; to discover; to locate
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
strict secret; top-secret
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
those (near the second person)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
match; game; bout; contest
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
survey; exploration; field investigation
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
upward glance; upturned eyes
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
great mountain; large mountain
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
broken; intermittent; disconnected
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)