Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
to badger; to pester; to beg
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
just one person; only one
property; fortune; assets
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
way of asking; way of listening; listener
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
sender; consignor; remitter
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
serial number; consecutive number
is something that; is that which
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
by sheer strength; by brute force
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
powerless; helpless; incompetent