legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
this place; where one comes from; here
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
several million; millions (of)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
inspection; examination; check; checkpoint; screening; inspection (esp. by police or security)
important matter; matters of weight
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
electricity; (electric) light
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
bathtub (esp. wooden and bucket-shaped); small bucket used while bathing
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
good news; happy news; glad tidings
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
garment worn in an outdoor hot spring; outdoor hot spring clothes
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to weave in (a pattern, colour, material, etc.)
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed