rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to be silent; to say nothing
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
as you see; as you can see
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
remote island; distant island; punishment by exile to a remote island
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
addition; supplement; appending; appendix