to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
myself; yourself; I; me; you
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
river; stream; River; the ... river
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
form; shape; figure; visage
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
while; even though; despite
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
arrest; apprehension; capture
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to fly into a jealous rage; to go mad with jealousy
(your) daughter; young woman
premeditated crime; deliberate crime
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
what is called; what they call; so-called
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
murder; homicide; manslaughter
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to repeat; to do something over again
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business