from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to have a reason; to have an excuse
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
mean (greedy) about money; stingy
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
in the following manner; as follows
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to look away; to turn away
living; lifestyle; living room
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
point card; loyalty card; reward card
discovery; detection; finding