minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
all (there is); as long as there is
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
(set of) facial features; looks
personal accessories (ornaments, adornments)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
wife who is older than her husband
setting a bad example to others
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
notebook; account book; register
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
while looking on in blank amazement; while gazing at it in shock
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group