to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three
feng (male Chinese firebird)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
when it becomes; when it comes to
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
snake; serpent; large snake
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
devoted; self-sacrificing
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
(not) even once; (not) ever
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
only; merely; but; no more than
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also