residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases
performance of one's official duties
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
because of; owing to; due to
two times; twice; two degrees
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to apologize; to apologise
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
youthful; young; young-looking
personality; style; appearance
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
depending on; dependent on