healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
index; indices; indicator
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
first meeting; first interview with
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
samurai; warrior; military family
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
(your) daughter; young woman
orphan; person without friends
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
surely (not); certainly (not)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
at least; at most; (even) just
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely