slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
girl; young (unmarried) woman
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to have a long life; to live a long time
to press alcohol on someone; to urge somebody to drink; to offer alcohol to someone
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to fill a hole with earth
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
food to fill one's stomach; something to satisfy one's hunger
vacant house; unoccupied house
to move (house); to change residence
reproachful; hateful; bitter
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to exchange; to interchange
letting (someone) die without helping
hometown; rural township (of China)
powerful family; powerful clan