travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
knowing; (an) acquaintance
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
detailed; minute; articulate
family structure; family composition; family makeup
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
to push aside; to push one's way through
open field; empty lot; plain
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
disaster; calamity; misfortune
one way or the other; either way
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
slim; slender; slight; delicate
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
half-sister (younger, different mother)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
gradually; slowly but steadily
one's physical safety; personal security
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds