ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
to get a salary (from); to receive a stipend (from); to be on the payroll (of)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
way of speaking; intimation; lips; mouth; snout
insolent fellow; rude fellow
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
just the other day; quite recently
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
storming (e.g. an enemy's castle); attack; raid
since; henceforth; ever since
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
descending a mountain; descent
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
employer's house; master's house
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
late at night; deep in the night
three; three years of age
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
leader; chief; head; (another person's) head
great success; happy result; good result
establishing oneself in life; success in life
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
with a patting motion; lightly (tapping); (sticking) fast; firmly; sloshing (liquid); swaying
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words