time; season; period; phase; stage
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
how long; how far; how much
understanding person; supporter
formal marriage interview
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
(possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
forcibly; against one's will
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
well-bred; of good upbringing
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
marriage proposal; marriage talks
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
all; entire; whole; altogether
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
this and that; one thing or another
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
quarrel; dispute; argument
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
pose (in kabuki); posture
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
respect and affection; love and respect