to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to attempt; to test; to try out
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to finish; to end; to be completed; to fulfill one's obligations
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
one day; (on) a certain day
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
leader; central personage
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
while; even though; despite
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
guess; conjecture; surmise
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
within the prefecture (of Kyoto or Osaka); (arch.) within the town limits of Edo
admiration and devotion; hearty submission
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
should; must; -able; probably; likely
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
hostility; animosity; enmity
rather; better; instead; if anything
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
morality; moral principles
firm and unyielding; rigid
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very