investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
agent; agent; secret agent; spy
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
collecting; accumulating; gathering; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.)
town girl; girl raised in a town
(another's) daughter; young lady
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
immediate vassal (of the shogun; Kamakura and Muromachi periods); low-ranking vassal (of the shogun; Edo period)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
machiya; traditional wooden townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
school for training bachelor girls in homemaking arts; (a type of) finishing school
to increase in value; to gain prestige
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
memories; recollections; reminiscence
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
fighting to the death (with swords)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)