always; all the time; never; usual; regular
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
originally; by nature; from the start
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
regret; repentance; remorse
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
had better ...; had better not ...
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
(political) power; authority; influence
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
inheritance; something given or received
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)