whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
method of attack; place of attack
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
extensive; spacious; vague; hazy
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
bait; decoy; lure; easy prey; easy victim; sucker
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
baton (of command); order; command; direction
bowing twice; worshipping again; Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)