passage in a discourse; one section; one scene
amiable; affable; likable
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
noisily; with a rattle; with a creak; with a squeak; with a rumble
favourable direction; favorable direction; lucky direction
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
excellent luck (esp. in fortune-telling)
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence; exorcism performed door to door, in exchange for beans and money (on the night of New Year's Eve or Setsubun)
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
happy memory; sweet memory
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
aura of a sword; spirit of a sword
still; even now; to this day
reading of a kanji by meaning
one's best interests; one's own good
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
to bring along; to accompany
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
(arch.) person of high rank; (arch.) nobleman; wife of a nobleman
innocent (esp. of a girl); naive; virgin; maiden; young striped mullet
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
that matter; those matters
to make sense; to be consistent
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
to approach the year end; to be jammed tight
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
pleasant feeling; good feeling
pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked
to become senile; to show signs of decline; to lose one's edge; to lose one's touch; to lose one's astuteness
single cell; simple-minded; one-track-minded
non-commissioned officer; low-ranking samurai (Edo period)
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
(this is only) the beginning; just the start; jonokuchi; lowest division in sumo
to look up; to face upwards; to turn one's face upwards
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)