rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
skill; dexterity; master hand
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
such ... as; or some such
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
mountain monkey; wild monkey; mountain dweller; bumpkin; boor
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
how; in what way; how about; questionable
in advance; beforehand; previously
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
now that; since; so long as; because
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
military forces; hosts; troops
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
armed might; military power; the sword; force