five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
seventh day of the month; seven days
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
while; during; performed in this condition
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
in the end; on top of that
welcome!; nice to see you!
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
the same kind; accomplice; partner
good humour (humor); good mood
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
surely (not); certainly (not)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
three generations; three periods; third generation
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to