affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
arbitration; intercession; mediation
what do you want?; can I help you?
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
at that time; in those days
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to attempt; to test; to try out
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
you (plural); all of you; you all
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family