to come and see (someone, something); to visit
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
daughter of the home; unmarried woman who owns (the future rights to) a home
government office; public office
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
(amount of a samurai's) stipend
immediate follower (of the shogun)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to throw away; to abandon
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
business discussion; negotiation
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
rice cultivation; rice farming
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
agricultural book; book on agriculture
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
almost every day; almost daily
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture