(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
like father, like son; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; (lit.) the child of a frog is a frog
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
marriage proposal; courtship
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
security for a loan; collateral
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
half and half; fifty-fifty
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
fairly long period of time; (arch.) four-hour period
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
I owe you; I owe you one; I owe you a favor
a laughingstock; a standing joke
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
victim; injured party; sufferer