(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
young person; youth; young
penetrating eyes; insightfulness
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
messenger; envoy; emissary
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
body; physical system; (the) person
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
only; merely; but; no more than
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
right (to do something); authority; power
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
large build; large pattern
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
vigour; vigor; virility; health; sturdiness
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to slap; to strike; to spank
ruler; monarch; sovereign
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity