diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
head of a household; business owner; proudly independent person; feudal lord; daimyo
(possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
no, not like that (but like this)
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
5th day of the month; five days
three; three years of age
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
used article (esp. clothes)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
more than usual (usu. time)
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
third month of the lunar calendar; Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
good family; respectable family; decent family
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
now that you say that; now that you mention it
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
property; fortune; assets
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
otherwise; if not; or else
but; however; provided that
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
boy; son; baby boy; young man