considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
one's real father; natural father; biological father
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
accusation; complaint; charge; suit; legal action; legal proceedings
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
vigilante group; neighborhood watch; self-defense group
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
one's own child; one's own children
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
nobleman's illegitimate child; product (of e.g. war); offspring; aftermath
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
catch up with and overtake; pass after catching up with
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
to like; to love; to be fond of