indeed; really; truly; very much
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
that; the matter in question
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
one's later years; final years (in life)
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
though; notwithstanding; although
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
natural span of life; 250 years old
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
the big two...; two major...; two main...
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
tamago kake gohan; raw egg mixed with white rice, often seasoned with soy sauce
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
point in common; common feature
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
difference; variation; difference
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
palatial residence; stately mansion
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
scene; view; prospect; outlook
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter