naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to cry tears of joy; to weep for joy
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
external pressure; foreign threat
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
from the viewpoint of; according to
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
one's place of appointment; one's post
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
not yet known; unknown; strange
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
highway route (Edo period); main route