more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
after a long time; for the first time in a while
how many years; how long; what year
while; during (the time when)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to pledge; to vow; to promise; to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife); to share a bed
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
even so; anyhow; at any rate
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
standing to reason; natural
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
marriage proposal; marriage talks
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three