head of family; originator
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
same family (race, tribe)
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
cache; place to hide something
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
central part; heart (of a city)
one way or the other; either way
flippant; saucy; know-all
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
boy raised by wolves; boy who cried wolf
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
underground; subterranean
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth