to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to have meaning; to be meaningful
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
myself; yourself; I; me; you
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that; the matter in question
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
older sister; lass; young lady
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)