to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
handsome young man; Adonis
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
with a crack; with a smash
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
great physical power; animal strength
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
whichever one chooses; either way
to take measures (against); to take steps
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
used article (esp. clothes)
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
tenth day of the month; ten days