originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
firm promise; definite promise
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
alienation; estrangement; leaving (someone) out; casting out; cutting off; avoiding
broad-minded; (of a rikishi) tall, with long reach, making it harder for their opponent to get a grip on their mawashi
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to affect; to impact; to influence
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
in proportion to; just as much as
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
with a clap-clap (e.g. of wooden clappers); (touching) lightly and repeatedly; (something small hopping) repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten
to smear with blood; to kill
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
roe deer (Capreolus capreolus); European roe
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
to be oppressed by heat; to swelter; to boil; to seethe
carbonization; carbonisation
charcoal; charred remains
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
right in the middle (of); midst; height
they; those guys; those fellows