pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to subsist; to keep on living
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to satisfy oneself; to feel satisfied; to be proud
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
fixed date; appointed day
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
such; this sort of; like this
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse