futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
(a place) out of one's reach
to go out and away; to leave
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
deep emotion; strong feelings
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
declaration; proclamation; announcement
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
back seat (of a car); rear seat
front entrance; front door
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
door; gate; opening; title page
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
and then; and so; and; so then
firm; strong; solid; stable
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)