eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
Katharine; Katherine; Katheryn
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
proposal; offer; request; application
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
racial discrimination; racism
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise