to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
wound suffered in a fight
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
cost of one's food; one's board
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to subsist; to keep on living
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
a person without a single relative
beginning; outset; first; onset
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
this occasion; at this time; now
at first; in the beginning; originally
to intend; to be sure that