rate; late; rating; ranking
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
older sister; lass; young lady
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
at that time; in those days
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
both; both sides; both parties
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
outsider; someone outside of a group
personage; person (deserving of respect)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
body; group; party; company; troupe
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place