nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
absentmindedness; dreaminess; simpleton; fool
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
to face; to go towards; to head towards
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over