to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
difference in social standing; difference in social position
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
small salary; meagre salary; low pay
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
job; work; duties; trade; skill
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to be needed; to be wanted
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to say; to be called; to do
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage