to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to be plump; to be chubby
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
private person; individual
complete stranger; total stranger
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
parental love; parental affection
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
elopement; running away with a lover
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of God; Christian; prodigy; young ace
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
countries; (various) nations
pursuer; pursuing party; posse; (arch.) tailwind; (arch.) favorable wind; (arch.) fair wind
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
principle of laissez-faire
spare the rod and spoil the child; (lit.) let your darling child travel
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
confusion; distraction; derangement
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to get into the swing of (one's work); to hit one's stride; (for a fish or bird) to put on fat for the winter
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
looking and listening; (television) viewing; (public) attention; interest; (signal) reception
white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)