specimen; sample; object to be examined
to name; to call; to christen; to term
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to have a talk; to tell a story
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
interrogation; hearing; trial
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
living thing; living creature; animal; life
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
boy; son; baby boy; young man
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
if it is the case that ...
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!