contradiction; inconsistency
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
primary cause; main factor
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to choke; to have trouble breathing
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
high and low (social standing)
royalty and titled nobility
male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
companion; partner; spouse
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
height of; middle of; full bloom
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
self-interest; selfish desire
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
attendance; attending to someone; taking care of someone
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
biological younger brother
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude