truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
(necessary) personnel; required person
one person; another name; nickname; alias
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
surname; family name; last name
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
somehow; for some reason or other
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
early on; earlier on; from early
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
people living on Honshu; mainland Japanese; Japanese people (as opposed to the people of the colonies of the Empire of Japan)
convenient; handy; useful
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
family; members of a family
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment