to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
boy; son; baby boy; young man
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
manners; behavior; behaviour
retainer; vassal; servant
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
in the same way as; just like
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
narrator; storyteller; reciter
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
for a change; for variety's sake
drama; play; Chinese opera
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
father; dad; husband; you; he
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange