good-for-nothing son; profligate son
bulletproof; protection (or charm) against bullets
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
actor; actress; player; performer
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
one's sister-in-law; stepsister (elder)
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
story of one's experiences
devoted; self-sacrificing
plainly; clearly; vividly
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to have medicine be effective
how long; how far; how much
to lure someone; to entice someone
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
consequence; result; conclusion
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
general manager; general superintendent; general director (of a film, etc.)
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
military adviser; military advisor
this and that; various things
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
less than ...; smaller ...
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive