pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
myself; yourself; I; me; you
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
lately; recently; nowadays
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
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...
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?