weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
as a child; when one was a child
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
unqualified; without qualifications
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
sympathy; compassion; pity
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
to step forward; to take a step forward
to cease; to stop; to be over
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
weather; fair weather; fine weather
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
Osaka Prefecture (Kinki area)
government office building
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself