to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
a considerable number; a fair number
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
atrocity; (arch.) treason
takeoff (in ski jumping); satz
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
to attempt; to test; to try out
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
quarrel; dispute; argument
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
at once; immediately; right now
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
head; lead; vanguard; first