used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
woman; female; feminine gender
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
reason; cause; history; origin
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
spirit; heart; disposition
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
what kind of business; what sort of matter
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
some day; hereafter; at some future time
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
grocery store; dealer in dried goods
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to pave the way; to put in motion; to put on the road (to)
single word; a few words; brief comment
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
manners; courtesy; etiquette
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law