minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
river fish; freshwater fish
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
strict order; peremptory command
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
person of a different bloodline; person not related by blood; different race; different tribe
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to change completely; to change suddenly
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to be busy at work; to work diligently
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
sentry box; guardhouse; guard lodge; (Edo period) police box
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
discipline; training; teaching manners
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
woman; lady; adult female
with a click; with a clink; with a snap; firmly; tightly; compactly
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
(another's) daughter; young lady
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
changing clothes; change of clothes