bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
(of members of the Imperial family) becoming subjects of the state
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
eligible; qualified; competent
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to stare back at; to look back at
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to refer to; to use as reference
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
heirship; (claim) the (right of) succession; one's inheritance rights
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
next generation; future generation
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
transition (esp. in scientific contexts)
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about