a laughingstock; a standing joke
genuine article; real thing; real deal
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
wicked tongue; abusive language
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
staying up all night; all-night vigil
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
sick; nauseated; angry; irritated
to finish; to end; to be completed; to fulfill one's obligations
a long time ago; in those days
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
every year; yearly; annually
gradually; by degrees; the sight of a tall soaring rock; crying; weeping
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
family name; lineage; birth; clan
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
gossip; corner of the mouth
nowadays; in this day and age
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
speech and behaviour (behavior)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family