stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
chair; stool; post; office; position
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
news; word; tidings; omen
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
seeing off and meeting on return
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
trembling from fear; trembling all over
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
genius; prodigy; natural gift
around the world; throughout the world
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
(together) with; -wide; including
(social) position; status
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)