to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
several minutes; a few minutes
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
beloved child; dear child
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
bubblingly; foamingly; sinking or rising while giving off bubbles; cute and chubby; pudgy; puffed up
firstborn; first child; eldest child
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
never mind!; don't worry about it
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
to grow up; to become an adult
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether