clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
master; teacher; stable master
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
though; even if; whether ... or ...
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
important post; important office; key position
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
have to do; must; should; ought to
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
source of information; intelligence source; message source
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
to carry (a child) on one's back
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under