to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
cattle or horse trader; good judge of horses or cattle
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to repeat; to do something over again
light blue; pale blue; aqua
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to resemble each other; to resemble one another
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization