along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
posture; position; stance
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
another time; some other time
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
then; and (then); in that case; if so
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
this family; our family; this house; we
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
now that; since; so long as; because