exclusively; (taking) best care
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
obediently; submissively; readily; slavishly; without protest
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
look of death; shadow of death
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
sick person; patient; invalid
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
returning to (one's home in) Tokyo; returning to (one's home in) the capital
instruction in martial arts
whatever the case; under any circumstances
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
to come into being; to be born
husband and wife; married couple
ending up right back where one started
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
in proportion to; just as much as
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
powerful family; powerful clan
Iwashiro (former province located in the west of present-day Fukushima Prefecture)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
rating; classification; allocation; grading
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
rank; ranking order; hierarchy