to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
counter for generations; epoch
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose