lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
speech and conduct; words and deeds
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
considerably; fairly; quite
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to pick up; to find; to gather
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
right (to do something); authority; power
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
scale; scope; plan; structure
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to send or direct a person to
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
troops; group members; team members
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)