determination; conviction
to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
execution; punishment; spanking
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
measurement round the hips
samurai's compassion; samurai-like mercy
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
spine; backbone; spinal column
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
factory; plant; mill; workshop
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
farming implement; farm tools
life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
agrarian revolt; agrarian uprising
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
cannibalism; anthropophagism
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
one by one; one at a time; in turn
large family; extended family