to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
discipline; training; teaching manners
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
retiring from military service
content-free chat; idle gossip
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
boiled and half-dried bonito
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(another's) daughter; young lady
village headman; village mayor
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
agricultural community; farm village; rural
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
color of a flower (colour); light indigo; light blue
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
drifting; drift; being adrift
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour