blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to be silent; to say nothing
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
until now; so far; up to the present
question; inquiry; enquiry
choices; alternatives; options
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
large amount of money; great cost
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to employ; to hire; to charter
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
interception (email); wiretap; bug
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
from the beginning; from scratch
that is to say; so that means
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout