bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to cause someone to worry
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but