to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
handicraft; industrial art object
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
affidavit; deposition; testimony
to ask for money; to put the touch on someone
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
husband and wife; married couple
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
fundraising; financing; cash flow
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
transactions; dealings; business
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
health (concerns, reasons, etc.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
longing for; burning desire
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
great difference; big difference; wide margin
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
to form a pair; to pair up
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
occupation; calling; livelihood
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)