daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
failure; mistake; blunder
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
aggression; invasion; raid
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...