to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to hide; to keep to oneself
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
hiding one's embarrassment
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
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
to ask for money; to put the touch on someone
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
husband and wife; married couple
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
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
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
health (concerns, reasons, etc.)
longing for; burning desire
great difference; big difference; wide margin
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
to form a pair; to pair up
occupation; calling; livelihood
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)