U-shaped scissors with no place to put one's fingers; shears
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
(one small) fine-tuning; reworking; easily beating; easily defeating
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
new (residential) area (esp. built on reclaimed land during the Edo period); newly-opened region; red-light district; newly-acquired territory
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
yes and no; for and against
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
long ago; once upon a time
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
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
sentence-ending particle (e.g. "ka", "na", "yo", "kashira")
inflecting word (in Japanese); inflectional word
irrealis form (of Japanese verbs and adjectives; used with auxiliaries to form negative, causative, passive and volitional constructions)
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
feminine; womanly; female
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
Minister of the Right (third-ranked official in the Department of State under the ritsuryō system)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
to serve; to work for; to attend
being in love with each other
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging paper lantern
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
letters (characters) indicating the end of a movie (The End, Fin, etc.); indication of the end (of something)
contrived; false-sounding
to be in the spotlight; to come into focus (of attention); to come into the spotlight