duty; function; office; mission; task
(you) couldn't kill (him) if you tried
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
at a loss for words; stumped for words
the child is father to the man; (lit.) the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
hegemony; leadership; initiative
conference room; council room
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
to lose a closely fought contest
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
inner moat; moat within the castle walls
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
(one acting as a) foster parent
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
way of speaking; intimation
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
being on the verge of starvation; being about to starve
death from disease; death from illness
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.
confusion; mixing; merger
fast-talking; rapid talking
to cross the line; to go too far
indecent talk; dirty story
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)