ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
inside; interior; inner part
sliding door (esp. when removed from its frame and used for carrying things or people); large flounder
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
to lean against; to set against
to jump into; to rush into
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
seeming dangerous; risky; unsafe; chancy; unsteady; clumsy
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
price reduction; discount
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
maternal line; mother's side of the family
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
in unison; as one; united
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
ten (long cylindrical things)
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
physical condition; state of health; shape
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
on board a ship; aboard a ship
be (that) as it may; having said that
even though things may appear this way
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days