brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
headship of a family; family property
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
dear friends; (all of) you or those men
as you are aware; as you know
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
lightly; easily; carelessly
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
youthful; young; young-looking
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to be infected; to be contagious
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
set of three; three sets; three classes
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
celebration; congratulations
messenger; envoy; emissary