first of all; in the first place
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
adopted daughter; foster daughter
fate; chance; relationship; tie
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to subsist; to keep on living
since when; from when; how long
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to be worried; to be troubled
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
sublime; noble; high-minded
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to happen to have on hand or in stock
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK