to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
situation; developments; outcome
degenerate; pervert; deviant
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to exchange; to interchange
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
(present) head of a family
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
superiority; predominance
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
according to plan; as planned; on target
hostility; antagonism; opposition
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
one of these days; before very long; in the near future
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)