request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to lure someone; to entice someone
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
spare the rod and spoil the child; (lit.) if you love your children, send them out into the world
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
commander; commanding officer; CO
person who is ...; thing that is ...
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
generation; the world; the age
one's own child; one's own children
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
to be cured; to be healed; to cure; to heal; to rule
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to have meaning; to be meaningful
easy; simple; there's no way that ...