Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
shipping industry; marine transport
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
one's parents' generation
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
protecting (someone); defending; standing up for
ultimate; final; last; eventual
counter for choices, options, etc.
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
this (very thing); this precisely
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
fast approach; quick intimacy
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
family a woman has married into
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
last dungeon; final dungeon; last stage