important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
earnings from a part-time job
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to go out and away; to leave
don't you think?; indicates question
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
until now; so far; up to the present
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
father; dad; husband; you; he
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
failure; mistake; blunder
to repeat; to do something over again
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")