to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
bad character; bad person; villain; baddie
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
so; like this; in this way
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
agricultural land; farmland
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to get angry; to become perverse
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
boy; son; baby boy; young man