for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
reigning; controlling; dictating
same family (race, tribe)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
fund management; fund operation
raising an army; launching business
family; relatives; dependents; household
to push aside; to brush aside
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
subsidiary bank account; secondary account
color of water after washing rice (colour)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
three generations; three periods; third generation
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
inner citadel; core; center; centre
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
personage; person (deserving of respect)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected