leader; central personage
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
objection; dissent; protest
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
big landowner; great landowner; land baron; landed magnate; large landowner; territorial magnate
ancestor; forefather; foremother
history of Japan; Japanese history
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to win the prize; to win the ring
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
(committee) chairman; president
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
in that manner; like that
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other