to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to finish; to end; to close
any of; either of; (to) any
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
cold reception; inhospitality
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
24 hours; twenty-four hours
systematic; organized; organizational
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to prowl after; to keep watch on
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to beat to death; to kill
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to be born; to come into the world
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
vitality; ability to earn a living
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless