this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
beforehand; in advance; previously
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to have no chance (of succeeding)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
permanence; perpetuity; Chōkyū era (1040.11.10-1044.11.24)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to check (in chess); to threaten (somebody's position, etc.); to close in (on somebody)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
complicated and mysterious
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
in good health; alive and well; going strong
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun