being adopted into the family of one's bride
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
difficult to approach; inaccessible
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
just above; right overhead
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
loser; defeated person; the defeated
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to rinse (one's mouth); to gargle
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
shady; underhanded; questionable
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
courtesy call; courtesy visit
have a good day; take care; see you
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
haughty; arrogant; supercilious