cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
basic factor; (medical) predisposition; diathesis
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
brothers and sisters; siblings
to make the same; to have the same ...; to be of the same ...
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
inheritance from a parent (property, trait, physique, etc.)
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
three generations; three periods; third generation
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
generation; lifetime; age
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
weak constitution; ill health
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
to pause; to have a short intermission
participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryō system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
just one person; only one
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
method; means; technique; mystic arts (of a Taoist hermit or immortal); supernatural techniques; magic
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
Alexandrian senna (Senna alexandrina); Egyptian senna; true senna
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis); sweetfish
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes