women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
enjoying oneself on a river (e.g. boating, swimming, fishing)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
responsibility; duty; obligation
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
dukedom; duchy; principality
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
connection; link; relationship
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
strong nation; powerful country
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
mausoleum; shrine; the (imperial) court
imperial order; imperial decree
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate