painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
royal capital; imperial capital
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to jump upon (a moving object)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
while; during (the time when)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to apologize; to apologise
two persons; two people; pair; couple
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
wet nurse; nursing mother
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
I see; that's right; indeed
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
so what!; who gives a damn?
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)