failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
word game; wordplay; playing with words
that is to say; so that means
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
even though it is not; despite not
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
older brother and younger sister
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be needed; to be wanted
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
fragment; one of the group or party
older brother; elder brother
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to be relieved; to feel relieved
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
something like ...; something called ...
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
already; now; no longer; not any more
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea