duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
chief; main; principal; major
divide into four pieces; one fourth
to pull in (fish); to land
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
since the dawn of history
eastern part; the east (of a region)
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
western edge (e.g. of city); west side
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
convention; tired tradition; old custom
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
position; location; base; point; site
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
two times; twice; two degrees
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
to check (in chess); to threaten (somebody's position, etc.); to close in (on somebody)