rendering what little service one can
exemplar; model; example; pattern
real name (of a deceased person or a noble); posthumous name
(one) letter; (one) character
family; relatives; dependents; household
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito); big three; top three
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
23rd day of the month; 23 days
to head home; to leave for home
three persons; three parties
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to be embarrassed for a reply
in these times; in times like these; the season being what it is
taking care of oneself; self-love
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
powder snow; powdery snow
return; arriving home; conclusion; reduction
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
mysterious thief; phantom thief
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
victim; injured party; sufferer
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; hanger-on; follower; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
purse; handbag; pocketbook