blow; shock; strike; batting
clearing one's throat; cough
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
Kobayashi Sachiko (1953.12-)
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
coherence; order; focus; point
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
how long; how much; to what extent
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated