a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
respect and affection; love and respect
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to be transparent; to show through
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
what kind of; what sort of; what
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
house search; search of the premises
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
to collect the ashes of the deceased; to look after someone's affairs after he dies
an issue being settled; a case being closed
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
discovery; detection; finding
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
(on) horseback; riding a horse
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
one by one; in detail; minutely
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done