reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
addition; increase; Canada
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
chapter one; first chapter
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indeed; really; truly; very much
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
one's house; one's home; one's family
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
story; tale; talk; discussion
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
book; volume; this; present; main; head
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to throw oneself (into an activity)
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void