mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
class society; class-based society; hierarchical society
memories; recollections; reminiscence
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
absolutely; positively; decidedly
recently; lately; these days
correspondence; exchange of letters
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
intelligence gathering; information gathering
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
putting into operation; invocation
silence (not speaking); muteness
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention