sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
too much; excessively; too
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
authority; power; influence
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
in the meanwhile; during the time
fields (of rice and other crops)
left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly