assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
grasping the present situation; having an accurate grasp of the situation
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
family; members of a family
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
advanced level; high grade; senior
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
history of; experience of
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
one-by-one; separately; in detail
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to ask a question; to ask questions
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach