piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
bedside; near one's pillow
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
former years; formerly; a few years ago
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
river; stream; River; the ... river
island in a pond or river
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
serious wound; serious injury
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful