aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to help each other; to cooperate
working in the fields; working on a farm
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
shading; (colour) gradation; kumadori; style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
piece of meat; cut of meat
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
to bite off; to gnaw through
ninja throwing knives; medieval farming tool for digging, prying, etc.
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
without leaving any trace
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
depiction; description; portrayal
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
to surge (water or waves)
negation; denial; negative
drunkenness; intoxication
strong reaction (against); (transplant) rejection
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
dinner (esp. a formal one)
(being) among close family or friends only; private (gathering of intimates)
subordination; dependency