house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
survival; survivor; relic
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
to wet; to moisten; to dampen
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to press a question; to cross-examine
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
question; inquiry; enquiry
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
(period of) a year; during an era
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
polish; grinding; sharpening
spare time; free time; leisure time
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
even though it is not; despite not
to be fated to; be linked by fate
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...