sons and daughters; children; girl
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
same; similar; (just) like; equal
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to leave this world; to die
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
will; testament; last request
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to hand over; to surrender
treasure house; storage for valuable property
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
doing whatever one pleases
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to forget completely; to leave behind
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold