father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
connection; link; relationship
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to have meaning; to be meaningful
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
lack of appetite; anorexia
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
now that; since; so long as; because
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to look away; to avert one's eyes
inside one's heart; in one's mind
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to take a breath; to take a short rest
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)