regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to despair of; to see the vanity of
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
first generation; founder
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
curse; spell; malediction
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
nice; likeable; desirable
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
bud; sprout; shoot; opening of a bud
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
strong point; selling point; forte; specialty; attraction
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)