wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
lately; recently; nowadays
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
last night; yesterday evening
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
large feudal domain; large fiefdom; powerful clan
chief vassal; senior statesman
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
indeed; really; truly; very much
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice