but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
engagement gift; (ceremonial) exchange of engagement gifts
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
grandfather; male senior-citizen
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
knowing; (an) acquaintance
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
of course; certainly; naturally
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
older sister; elder sister
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)