national character; regional character
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to revere; to respect; to worship
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
devoted; self-sacrificing
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
preparation; arrangements
of course; certainly; naturally
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
if it is the case that ...
(period of) a year; during an era
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
deathbed; dying hour; one's death