any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
white horse; unrefined sake
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
antiquity; the previous era
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
opera company; opera troupe; musical revue; operetta company; operetta troupe
handsome young man; Adonis
to mistake (A for B); to misread
in case of; at that time; at this time
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
(present) head of a family
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
younger half-brother (by a different mother)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
too (much); overly; excessively
to become misty; to become hazy
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set