cattleman; raising cattle
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
one's own child; one's own children
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
various fiefdoms; various domains
congratulation; celebration
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
older sister; elder sister
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered