indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
to say no more; to sink into silence
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
canvasser; door-to-door salesman
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to solicit; to demand; to extort
honorific/polite/humble prefix
direct descent; direct line
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
is never the case; has never happened
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
without noticing; before one realizes; before one is aware of
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
many; numerous; various; large number of
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
main question; real issue at hand
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
whereabout; about where; how much
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature