affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
great laughter; burst of laughter
together with; same; both; all; including ...
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
(your) judgment; discernment
to lay aside; to set aside
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
pretension; assumption (of a title)
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
samurai; warrior; military family
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
military family; warrior class
training; drill; practice; discipline
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected