to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
matchless; peerless; unequaled; unequalled; unparalleled; unrivaled
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
running away; escaping on foot
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
throwaway; disposable; single-use
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
joint struggle; common (united) front
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
power; authority; influence
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
power; authority; jurisdiction
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito