oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
originally; by nature; from the start
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
nevertheless; still; however; yet
being totally upset (by); being completely nonplussed (by); being mortified (at); feeling aggrieved (at); finding (it) highly regrettable
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
to be silent; to say nothing
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
one's own property; possessions
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe