family; relatives; dependents; household
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
repair workshop; garage; repairman
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
war; fighting; fierce competition
at that time; in those days
soldier; combatant; warrior
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
how; in what way; how about
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
of course; certainly; naturally
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance