to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
to relax; to take it easy
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
big leakage; uncontained leak
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
patriarch; head of a family
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
ochazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
this and that; one thing or another
(being beholden to someone for a favor of) a night's lodging and a meal
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation; jealousy
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
letter; note; letter (alphabetic); character
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
leaving a letter behind; letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
cheating (on one's husband); adultery; male lover (of a married woman); paramour
video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
saturated linework; concentrated linework