head of a household; business owner; proudly independent person; feudal lord; daimyo
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
that; the matter in question
never mind!; don't worry about it
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
young person; youngster; greenhorn; novice; inexperienced person
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
to start; to begin; to commence
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself; to be ruthless; to become "it" (in hide-and-seek, etc.)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
how long; how far; how much
small number; few; minority
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
personal; individual; private
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation