brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
various families; various schools of thought
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
shogunate retainer; shogunate vassal
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
military science; strategy; tactics
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
southern part; the south (of a region)
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about