not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
doing whatever one pleases
directly; in person; firsthand
ambassador plenipotentiary
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
critical condition; being on the verge of death
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
even though; despite; when
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
array; muster; line-up; full force
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to cut corners; to be shoddy
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
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so