supervisory authority; regulatory authority; right of management; custodial right
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to take measures (against); to take steps
law of cause and effect; principle of causality
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
a long time ago; long ago
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
sincere; earnest; serious
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to play a leading role; to play a central part
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
you (plural); all of you; you all
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
just one person; only one
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
at; in; at; when; by; with
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
that; the matter in question
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
failure; mistake; blunder
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
not a little; not a few; considerable
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose