it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
empty lot; vacant plot of land
family; relatives; dependents; household
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
presence (impressive quality)
eruption; volcanic eruption
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.