settlement; solution; resolution
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
corridor; hallway; passageway
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
young master; son of a high-ranking person
to pull in (fish); to land
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
freckles; buckwheat chaff
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
reading partway; leaving half-read
book; volume; this; present; main; head
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill