to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
marriage proposal; marriage talks
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
sense of duty (obligation)
heir; inheritor; successor
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
family a woman has married into
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
guardian; mentor; protector
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
the way something ought to be; the (current) state of things; how things are
to yearn for; to be in love with
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
enrich the country, strengthen the army (Meiji era government slogan)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
does not agree with; does not get along with
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
do-or-die game; crucial contest
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion