strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
to be worried; to be troubled
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
will; testament; last request
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
deathbed adoption of a successor (to prevent extinction of the family line); person adopted by someone on his deathbed
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
private secretary; amanuensis
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
how; in what way; by what means
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to drug (someone, food, drink)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
having said that; on the other hand
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
medicated bath; (medical) decoction; infusion; medicinal hot spring