blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
descendant; posterity; offspring
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal
puppy; whelp; magic word said to comfort a frightened child and put him to sleep
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
border patrol; border guard; border guards
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
outskirts; periphery; environs
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
inn town; post town; post-station town
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
bored; having nothing to do; idle
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
daytime; noon; broad daylight
ignorant of the ways of the world
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
well-bred; of good upbringing
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
valuable article; valuables