the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to gather; to collect; to assemble
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert; guard; watchmen
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
to approach; to draw near
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
shoji (paper sliding door)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to order; to command; to appoint
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
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
two persons; two people; pair; couple
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation