blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
unexpectedly; surprisingly
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
one end; an end; part; fragment
beforehand; in advance; previously
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
dangerous position; peril
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
badness; evilness; bad; evil
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
amply; sufficiently; fully; completely; all out
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
salty sea breeze; salt wind
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
chilly; unpleasantly cold