to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
removal of dissolute sons from the family register (Edo period)
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to hate each other; to hate mutually
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to become better; to improve
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
meaning; significance; sense
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
trouble; quarrel; dispute
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against