stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
family; members of a family
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to close (one's eyes); to shut
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
sex fiend; lecher; pervert
to be silent; to say nothing
grasp; catch; understanding
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
Berkshire pig; Berkshire (former UK county)
of no interest; not interested
forcibly; against one's will
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
ancestor; forefather; foremother
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
and then; and so; and; so then
descendant; posterity; offspring
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
wherein; therein; thereinto
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice