to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
wet nurse; nursing mother
older brother; elder brother
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to begin to read; to leaf through a book
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
dawn; daybreak; first light of day; first indication; glimpse; gleam
dawn; daybreak; first light of day; first indication; glimpse; gleam
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
head of family; originator
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to make something bright; to shine; to polish
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
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