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even though one has fallen on hard times; however down on one's luck one may be

1

behavior; behaviour

3

chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher

2

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

1

heir; eldest son

5

how many; how old

1

-years-old

3

wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible

2

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

2

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

2

father-in-law

3

Iwami (former province located in the west of present-day Shimane Prefecture)

1

pasture land; ranch

5

Seiken

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

2

urgency; exigency; emergency

2

tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

1

this family; we; this house

10

if so; if it be so; in that case; then

1

mainly; primarily

2

to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)

1

hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious

1

to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree

2

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

1

short; brief

3

ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding

1

extremely grateful

1

proxy; representative

1

certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly

1

substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double

2

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

3

the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

2

future; distant future

1

inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

1

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

5

decision; determination

1

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

1

certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)

1

gong; handbell

1

to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult

1

to ask

1

today; this day

4

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

4

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

1

(your, his, her) daughter

1

gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons

2

to hear of; to learn of

4

employer's house; master's house

1

(one's parents') home

4

to talk; to chat; to chatter

1