neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
national border; provincial border
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to boost; to force up; to push up
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
old friend; familiar face
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
two times; twice; two degrees
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
slim; slender; slight; delicate
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to entrust; to leave to a person
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
document; official papers