to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
business; errand; nature of one's business
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
such; like that; that sort of; very
story; tale; talk; discussion
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
depending on; dependent on
secret; private; surreptitious
preparation; arrangements
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
-less; lacking; non-existing
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
one's first campaign; one's first battle
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away