to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
good young man; agreeable youth
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
correction; revision; amendment
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
descendant; posterity; offspring
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
slightly early; just before
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)