to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
trial; judgement; judgment
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
fire department (in Japan, composed of on call civilian firefighters)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
property; fortune; assets
property; fortune; means; assets
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
that day; the very same day
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
(period of) a year; during an era
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
just one person; only one
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
a person without a single relative
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
originally; by nature; from the start
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
household; home; family; housekeeping
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange