receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
place where one works; construction site; working area
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
how long; how far; how much
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
in the morning; during the morning