to give the stamp of approval
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
one's family; family member
samurai; warrior; military family
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
construction; establishment
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
application; request; petition
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
document; official papers
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
gender; distinction of sex; sex
snake; serpent; large snake
with a patting motion; lightly (tapping); (sticking) fast; firmly; sloshing (liquid); swaying
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
one by one; one at a time; in turn
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
distinction; differentiation; classification