tall-paneled sliding door
stealthy steps; soft steps
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
inner part of a house (near the kitchen, living room, etc.); family matters; household affairs; personal business
woman; lady; adult female
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to finish; to end; to be completed; to fulfill one's obligations
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
it's been a long time; long time no see
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
parting; separation; farewell
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
in the meanwhile; during the time
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
in good health; alive and well; going strong
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
waiting woman in a shogun or daimyo's palace
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
about when; about what time; how soon
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
comrade; friend; associate; colleague; fellow student; fellow apprentice
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
somehow or other; for some reason or another
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal