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 request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
how; in what way; how about
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
luck in competitions; luck in gambling
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
in that way; thus; so; so?
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to look forward to something
this world; this life; world of the living
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
now; the present time; just now; another; more
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
individual; private person; personal; private
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)