brat; kid; urchin; little devil
involuntary manslaughter; accidental homicide
equality before the law; equality under the law
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
the spitting image of; identical
sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming
parental authority; parental rights; custody
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
stating (one's views); expressing
arrangement; pact; agreement
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to kidnap (esp. by force or deception); to abduct; to snatch
mobilization; mobilisation
simple honesty; tactless frankness
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
starboard (side of a ship)
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
misleading (someone); manipulation (e.g. of public opinion)
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
gable; gabled roof; building with a gabled roof; gabled roof construction
good old wife; one's wife of many years
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
dangerous driving; reckless driving
elopement; running away with a lover
digging deeply (below the surface); mining deep; probing deeply (issue, problem); investigating thoroughly; deepening relations
self-esteem; feeling of self-approval
inheritance; something given or received