bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
(for the) first time in one's life
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
rapid development; rapid unfolding
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
to launch a surprise attack
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
fate; chance; relationship; tie