appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to repeat; to do something over again
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
to become clear; to be made public
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
because of; owing to; due to
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to be flexible; to be accommodating
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
good; goodness; right; virtue
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
an issue being settled; a case being closed