striking; remarkable; considerable
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
like an old man; like an old woman
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
to rock; to shake; to swing
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
homecoming; return to one's home
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
at first; initially; in the beginning
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
to help each other; to cooperate
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
without sparing time for sleep
study; pursuit of knowledge
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently