sorry; excuse me; thank you
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
second (unit of time); arc second
within; inside of; less than
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
several people; a few people
grandfather; male senior-citizen
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to be found; to be discovered
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
by myself; in person; by oneself