descendant; posterity; offspring
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to need; to call for; to require
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
reality; actuality; hard fact
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
influential person; man of importance
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to be impressed; to greatly admire
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
self-consciousness; self-awareness
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true