family clan based on the paternal line, sharing the same tomb and performing rituals together (Okinawa)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
northern part; the north (of a region)
increase and decrease; fluctuation
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
state of the war; war situation
specialization; specialisation
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to check; to stop; to keep back
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to fail; to slip up; to make a botch job (of)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
discipline; training; teaching manners
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
with all one's strength; with all one's might
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting