constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
evening meal; dinner; supper
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
being good at cooking; good cook
young master; son of a high-ranking person
to finish reading; to read through
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryo system)
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
adopted daughter; foster daughter
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
steamship; steamboat; steamer
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
several minutes; a few minutes
in that way; like that; that way
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar
to begin; to set about; to start
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)