right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to gain fame; to make one's name
foster father; adoptive father
Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
magistrate; shogunate administrator
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
respiratory tract; air duct
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
two days later; day after next; next day but one
gaiters; leggings; puttees
traditional Japanese travel outfit; travel kit
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to relapse; to reassert; to review
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
sturdy spirit; bold; daring; brave; valiant; undaunted
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
troubled times; turbulent times
finish; completion; the end
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover