to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
existence; possession; having; limited company
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
reason; cause; circumstances
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
crisis; critical moment; critical time
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
should; must; -able; probably; likely
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up