taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
how many people; a number of people
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
diligent; hard-working; industrious
physical; relating to stamina; in terms of physical strength
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
briskly; quickly; promptly
admiration; wonder; astonishment
land near a castle; castle town
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
in name only; titular; nominal
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
drawing water; black cotton hat (used as a prop)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to rebuild; to reconstruct
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
house where one was born; one's parents' house
spouse; wife; husband; partner