each (every) time; whenever
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
a person without a single relative
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
to become fraught with emotion
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)