clearing one's throat; cough
to speak; to hear a voice
(alone and) absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; all alone; (all) by oneself
sitting upright (properly)
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to step back; to walk backwards
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
clever; bright; smart; intelligent
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
many; numerous; various; large number of
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
family name; professional name
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)