to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
until now; so far; up to the present
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
how; in what way; how about
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
same; similar; (just) like; equal
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
two persons; two people; pair; couple
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
when it becomes; when it comes to
for example; for instance; e.g.
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman