certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
neighbourhood; neighborhood
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to have the privilege of doing
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
should; must; -able; probably; likely
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
even though; despite; when
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
by means of; due to; because of; according to
shogunate marital union with the Imperial Family
righteousness; justice; right
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to turn towards; to point
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
trend of the times; way things are going
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities