to break into (a house to kill the master); to raid
guiding principle; single-minded policy; one's sole talent; single spear
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
loyal retainer; loyal subject
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
Kan'en era (1748.7.12-1751.10.27)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
to dye; to colour; to color
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
sense of values; values; value system
few decades; many decades; several decades
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
deadly serious; deadly earnest
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
this is why; this means; it is the case that
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
not give a damn; not care a bit
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)