(your, his, her) daughter
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
girl; young (unmarried) woman
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
last night; yesterday evening
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
(crop) yield; stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
memories; recollections; reminiscence
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related