hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
by all means; at all costs
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
boy; son; baby boy; young man
clone; kroon (former currency of Estonia)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
hereditary system; hereditary succession
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
rather; sooner; preferably
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
guardian; protector; patron; parent
the court; palace circles; palace floor
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
blood relationship; blood relative
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)