above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
river; stream; River; the ... river
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
while; during; while; although; all; both
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
older brother; elder brother
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case