legitimate; orthodox; traditional
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
to care for someone; to look after someone
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
at your own discretion; as you see fit
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
rebirth; new birth; nascent
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)
handrail; railing; banister
horizon (related to bodies of water)
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
scenery; scene; landscape
dear me; I mean; or rather
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
one or two; a few; small number
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
plainly; clearly; vividly
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman