to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
father; dad; husband; you; he
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
sympathy; compassion; pity
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to talk; to chat; to chatter
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
powerful person; influential person
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
armed forces; military; troops
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
arrest; apprehension; capture
relation; connection; relevance
dealing with; coping with
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force