first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
proper; right; reasonable
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to shout (in anger); to yell
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
sincere; earnest; serious
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
lately; recently; nowadays
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to examine someone's expression
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to hand over; to surrender
about when; about what time; how soon