silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.)
great war; great battle; world war
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
conflict between a bride and her mother-in-law; (lit.) bride and mother-in-law war
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
one more time; once more; once again
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
information transfer; information transmission
sudden change; complete change
daytime television serial; soap opera
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out