be that as it may; even so; though that be so
to accept; to receive; to agree
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
reason; cause; circumstances
any more; any further; any better; any longer
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
such ... as; or some such
unique thing; best on earth
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
falling in love; attachment
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
true character; real nature
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
snake; serpent; large snake
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
(your, his, her) daughter
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
marriage ceremony; wedding
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
-less; lacking; non-existing