giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
don't you think?; indicates question
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
there being no use in arguing (about it)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress