crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
it's not like; it isn't as if
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
impossible to do (although wants to)
how; in what way; by what means
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
in unison; as one; united
dealing with; coping with
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
eldest sister; oldest sister
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to invite in; to show someone in
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
now that; since; so long as; because
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
serious; grave; dignified; solemn