to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
chasing; metal carving; metal engraving
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
heir; inheritor; successor
bashfulness; shyness; (showing) signs of embarrassment
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
samurai; warrior; military family
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
hedge; fence; border; limit
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
in that way; like that; that way
extreme reverence; deeply revered person; the Emperor