that's the way it is; such is life
as a child; when one was a child
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
material for experiments; experimental material
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
such; like that; that sort of; very
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
middle of the night; dead of night
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
heart; guts; nerve; central part