to cause a stir; to have repercussions; to generate controversy
in person; personally; directly
interpreter (esp. of Dutch and Chinese during the Edo period); interpretation; court interpreter
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
five and seven; 35th day after a person's death
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
ancient ceremonial court robe
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to begin to walk; to set out
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to become desperate; to give in to despair
all you want; as much as one wants
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
grudge; complaint; reproach
beyond that point; after that
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound