to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
successive generations; successive emperors
(present) head of a family
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
young person; inexperienced person; novice
myself; yourself; I; me; you
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
very much; very many; more and more
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
generation; the world; the age
to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
deceased father; late father
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
the same generation; coeval
to succeed; to bear fruit
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
by means of; due to; because of; according to