remembrance; recollection; recognition
woman's handwriting; hiragana
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
talkativeness; verbosity; garrulity
serious; not joking; straight
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
this occasion; at this time; now
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
disadvantageous; harmful; unprofitable
reason; facts; propriety; sense
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
to make a list; to enumerate
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
difficult to write or draw; does not write well (pen, brush, etc.)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
river fish; freshwater fish