to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
bluff; false show of power; bold front
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
either way; in any case; one way or another
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
a short while ago; already
in the same way as; just like
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to attempt; to test; to try out
question; inquiry; enquiry
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
by mutual agreement; by mutual consent
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
way (of doing); manner; method; means