cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
memory; sense; experience
head of family; head house; sōke; founder (of a style, etc.); originator
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
it's been a long time; long time no see
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to be silent; to say nothing
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
interior; inside; internal
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
only recently; just of late
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
leading figure; foundation
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
particularly; only; in the case of
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
nonparticipation; nonattendance